Legal Opinion

Carbo v. Redstone Township

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided November 20, 2008No. 651 C.D. 2008Published

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY

Judge SIMPSON.

This appeal asks whether a second class township’s sale of real property to a municipal authority which then conveyed the property to a pre-determined third party violated a requirement of The Second Class Township Code (Township Code) 1 that real property valued in excess of $1,500 be publicly advertised and sold by the township to the highest bidder. More particularly, Redstone Township (Township) sold 5.7 acres of land (Subject Property) to the Redstone Township Sewer Authority (Sewer Authority) for $3,000. Sewer Authority then sold the parcel to Donald H. and Mary…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. In re 1983 Audit Report of BelcastroSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
  2. County of Allegheny v. Moon Township Municipal AuthoritySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
  3. Borough of Pitcairn v. WestwoodCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2004
  4. Pennsylvania Department of Corrections v. State Civil Service CommissionCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2004
  5. Greater Fourth Street Associates, Inc. v. Smithfield TownshipCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2003

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