Dunn v. Allegheny County Property Assessment Appeals & Review

OPINION BY

Senior Judge DOYLE.

Appellants2 appeal from a September 19, 2000 order of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County denying their renewed motion for class certification. On the sole issue of whether Common Pleas should have certified the class, we reverse.

On January 1, 1996, the Allegheny County Board of Property Assessment, Appeals and Review (Board) adopted a resolution, which froze property assessments throughout Allegheny County. The County Commissioners adopted a similar resolution the next day intending the freeze to remain in effect until a countywide reassessment was…