Legal Opinion
Community Service Foundation, Inc. v. Bucks County Board of Assessment & Revision of Taxes
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided February 28, 1996PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MeGINLEY, Judge.
Community Service Foundation, Inc. (CSF) appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Bucks County (trial court) that affirmed, on consolidated appeals, two orders of the Bucks County Board of Assessment and Revision of Taxes (Board) denying CSF tax exempt status as a purely public charity. We affirm.
CSF is a non-profit corporation incorporated in 1977 by Theodore Watchel and his wife, which provides residential, educational and counseling services to troubled youths. CSF’s three properties at issue are a school and treatment center, a residential property housing…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Hospital Utilization Project v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
- Young Mens Christian Assoc. of Germantown v. Phila.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1936
- Hill School Tax Exemption CaseSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1952
- St. Margaret Seneca Place v. Board of Property AssessmentSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
- G.D.L. Plaza Corp. v. Council Rock School DistrictSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- Community Options, Inc. v. Board of Property Assessment, Appeals & ReviewCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2000
- WRC North Fork Heights, Inc. v. Board of Assessment AppealsCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2007
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