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Melrose v. Commonwealth

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided July 7, 1986No. Appeal, No. 998 C.D. 1985PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Judge Palladino,

Stewart Melrose (Appellant) appeals from an order of the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency (Agency) which affirmed the rejection of Appellants application for emergency mortgage assistance under the Homeowners Emergency Mortgage Assistance Act (Act 91).1

Appellant owns a home in Philadelphia which is encumbered by a mortgage. In April of 1980, Appellant was placed on unpaid sick leave from his position with the City of Philadelphia and, in June of 1980, he was laid off by the City. Since that time, he has remained unemployed except for part-time jobs, and he has…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Sharp's Convalescent Home v. Department of Public WelfareCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
  2. Crawl v. PA. HOUSING FINANCE AGENCYCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
  3. Hessler v. Commonwealth, Pennsylvania Housing Finance AgencyCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
  4. Valentine v. PA. HOUSING FIN. AGCY.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1986

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Harman v. Housing Finance AgencyCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
  2. D. Powell and R. Powell v. PA HFACommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2015

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