Geneva House, Inc. v. Minsec of Scranton, Inc.

OPINION BY

Judge SIMPSON.

In this second appeal, Geneva House, Inc. (Geneva) asks whether the Court of Common Pleas of Lackawanna County (trial court) erred in granting summary judgment in favor of Minsec of Scranton, Inc. (Minsec) and dismissing Geneva’s zoning enforcement action under Section 617 of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code 1 (MPC). The trial court determined Geneva lacked standing to bring an enforcement action under Section 617 because it did not prove it was substantially affected by Minsec’s alleged unlawful use of its property as a community corrections center. 2…