City of Philadelphia ex rel. Philadelphia Housing Development Corp. v. Novick

POPOVICH, Judge:

This case involves an appeal from the order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County denying reimbursement for certain costs incurred to obtain possession of property purchased at a sheriffs sale by the appellant, Philadelphia Housing Development Corporation (PHDC).1 We reverse.

The facts of the case were stated properly in the appellant’s brief at page 3 as follows:

In September of 1987, the City of Philadelphia filed a Municipal Lien in the sum of $281.04, representing the property taxes owed for the tax year of 1985 by Fern Novick, Appellee, owner of 2802 N.…