Pentlong Corp. v. GLS Capital, Inc.

OPINION BY

Judge BROBSON.

In this appeal, we address questions involving the authority of private companies who purchase government liens to collect from delinquent taxpayers certain fees in addition to the lien amount owed. In so doing, we must address the effect and reach of two Pennsylvania Supreme Court decisions.

In Pentlong v. GLS Capital, Inc., 573 Pa. 34, 820 A.2d 1240 (2003) (Pentlong II), the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, on allowance of appeal from our decision in the case, held, inter alia, that because Allegheny County (County) lacked the statutory authority to collect attorneys’ fees…