Legal Opinion

London Towne Homeowners Ass'n v. Karr

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided December 15, 2004PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY

Judge LEAVITT.

William H. Karr (Karr) appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County (trial court) that denied Karr’s petition to strike an assessment lien on his property. In this appeal we consider whether a planned community, which has a recorded and perfected lien against all units in the community for unpaid assessments, must file a second lien in order to enforce its assessment against one of those unit owners.

Karr resides at 239 London Towne Drive, Pittsburgh, which is a unit in a planned community, 1 known as “London Towne,” created under the Uniform…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Gladowski v. FelczakSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1943
  2. First Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n v. PorterSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1962
  3. United States v. Beaver Run Coal Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1938
  4. Murray v. ZemonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1960
  5. Penn Township v. Hanover Foods Corp.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2004

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