Legal Opinion
Metropolitan Pittsburgh Nonprofit Housing Corp. v. Board of Property Assessment
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided January 28, 1977No. Appeal, No. 66 C.D. 1976PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Blatt,
The Metropolitan Pittsburgh Nonprofit Housing Corporation took an appeal to the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County from the denial by the Allegheny County Board of Property Assessment (Board) of the corporation’s application for a real estate tax exemption. The appeal was denied in the court below and this appeal followed.
The issue presented here is whether or not federally subsidized housing, erected and operated by a Pennsylvania nonprofit corporation for the benefit of persons and families having low and moderate incomes, is a “purely public charity” within the…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Young Mens Christian Assoc. of Germantown v. Phila.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1936
- Presbyterian Homes Tax Exemption CaseSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1968
- Woods Schools Tax Exemption CaseSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1962
- Four Freedoms House of Philadelphia, Inc. v. PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
- Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics Tax Exemption CaseSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1969
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Rio Vista Non-Profit Housing Corp. v. County of RamseySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1979
- Metropolitan Pittsburgh Nonprofit Housing Corp. v. Board of Property Assessment, Appeals & ReviewSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
- Gateway Rehabilitation Center, Inc. v. Board of CommissionersCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1998
- Salem Non-Profit Housing, Inc. v. Department of RevenueOregon Tax Court · 1982
- In re: Estate of ManolakosCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
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