City of Pittsburgh v. Thomas

Opinion by

Judge MacPhail,

The City of Pittsburgh (City) appeals here an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County vacating a prior order of that court which required Delmar and Nancy Thomas (Thomas) to vacate certain premises owned by the City.1

*22Because a considerable amount of confusion surrounds tbe record in this case, a brief summary of the events leading up to this appeal is necessary. On December 7, 1981, the Thomas property (property)2 was sold to the City for the nonpayment of city, school and county taxes in accordance with the Tax Sales Act for Cities of the Second…