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Client seeks assistance at an eviction hearing scheduled for February 13, 2020, at 8:45 am in Municipal Court – Room 3. Client fell behind on rent in November and shortly after began withholding rent due to habitability issues and inconsistent heat in the property. L&I recently inspected the property and a report is pending. The landlord has refused to make […]

Contracts: Client is a community development corporation in North Philadelphia. Client has also recently become a registered community organization in light of growing development and zoning concerns in the neighborhood. Client is seeking assistance with creating a community benefits agreement with a developer of a particular property within client’s boundaries. Client is in the midst of zoning variance discussions with […]

Tax: Client is an established 501(c)(4) organization with a mission to acquire and maintain facilities to accommodate the offices and programmatic activities of other nonprofits, including labor, media, and community organizations. Client had not paid state income tax for a 20-year period (1990-2010), and received a bill for $30,000 in back taxes in 2011. Client’s accountant during that period had […]

Client seeks representation at a Municipal Court hearing on March 16, 2020 at 10:00 am. The total amount of debt is $1730.47. Client was initially able to make payments but after the death of her fiancée and as a result of having to care for her ill mother, she has struggled to make any payments. The client is also supporting […]

Client seeks representation at an eviction hearing scheduled for February 20, 2020, at 12:45 pm in Municipal Court – Room 3. Client moved into the property in October 2018 and moved out of the property in late December 2019, returning the keys in January 2020. The eviction complaint seeks (partial) September 2019 rent, full rent from October 2019 through January […]

Client seeks representation at a Municipal Court hearing on March 23, 2020, at 9:15 am. Client has been out of work and without consistent income for approximately two years, but he has been actively seeking a job. After initially losing his job, client liquidated all savings to pay off debts. Due to an incredibly limited income, client used a credit […]

Client seeks assistance with recovering his tax refund. In February 2017, client made a typographical error when filing his taxes and accidentally sent his tax refund of $4,919 to someone else’s account. Client attempted to work with the IRS and the bank at issue, American Heritage Credit Union to reclaim the tax refund, but he was unsuccessful. A volunteer is […]

Divorce With Equitable Distribution: Client, who married in 1991 and separated in 1994, seeks representation in her divorce. Client and her sister share title to a home, which was transferred to them by their parents during client’s marriage. There are no other assets to divide, and client simply wishes to be divorced and maintain ownership of her share of the […]

Collections – 20-0044668 Client seeks assistance with a collections matter in Municipal Court on March 6, 2020 at 1pm in Hearing Room 5. Client’s difficulties began with a store credit card that he used only when coupons came in the mail. He stopped using the card because he no longer received coupons or statements. Client later received a letter indicating […]

Client has a debt collection arbitration hearing coming up on April 14, 2020, at 10:45 am in the Court of Common Pleas. Capitol One Bank filed a complaint against client for over $6,000 in June 2018. A default judgement was entered because client did not know about the hearing. When he found out about the judgment, he filed a petition […]

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A 72-year-old client seeks assistance with obtaining title to the home she has lived in continuously for 20 years. The home is owned by client’s close friend, who passed away intestate in August 2000. The deceased record owner (DRO) died intestate and without ascertainable heirs. Because the DRO had no intestate heirs, the property escheated to the Commonwealth after her […]

Divorce with Economic Relief: A survivor of domestic abuse needs divorcerepresentation . Client and husband were married in April 2016 and separated in January 2019. Client and husband have three children together who all live with client. Client has a PFA against husband through July 2022, andshe already has representation in her separate custody action.. Client is not interested in […]

Client, who has owned her home for 23 years, needs to remove a mortgage from her property. Client purchased the property outright from her father in 1996. Client’s father took out a Bank of America mortgage for $18,000 two years later in 1998, securing client’s property as collateral, despite him no longer being an owner. Client’s father died in 2018 […]

An 83-year-old client needs title to her home returned following a fraudulent deed transfer, which ousted her granddaughter and greatgrandchildren. In 2018, client’s grandson offered to help client sell her home. Her grandson took her to a notary, but she was not the notary’s presence when she signed the document Client’s grandson then asked her to endorse two checks for […]

Client seeks representation at an eviction hearing scheduled for Friday, February 28, 2020 at 8:45 am in Municipal Court – Room 3. Client moved into the property in 2018 and would make rent payments by the 5th of every month using an online portal. In December 2019, client made her rent payment but noticed several days later it had not […]

Client needs title to her first home after years of struggling with homelessness. Client is living in property owned by deceased record owner with whom she had a very close relationship. Record owner died testate in 2017, devising the property to his siblings, naming non-relatives as executrix and alternative executrix, and naming client in the residuary clause. Client purchased the […]

Divorce with Equitable Distribution: A survivor of domestic abuse seeks assistance with a divorce. Client and her husband married in China in 1985 and separated in 2018 after husband choked client. Husband was later convicted of simple assault. Client explains that she suffered abuse for many years in China, but felt she would have more recourse here and finally called […]

Eviction hearing scheduled for Tuesday, February 25, 2020, at 12:45pm in Courtroom 3. Landlord is represented by Howard Ford, Esq. Case summary coming soon. Please “express interest” by clicking on case number if you are available for representation and would like more information right away.

Client seeks assistance with a probate matter. Client is living in the home owned by her deceased mother. Client’s mother died testate and appointed her friend as executrix of her estate, devising the property to client and client’s sister. The estate was opened in 2007, but the executrix has not finished probating the estate. Title to the property is still […]

Client seeks title to his deceased father’s home. Father left a will that directs the executor of his estate (client’s uncle) to sell the home and divide the proceeds between client and his brother. Both brothers want to remain in the home rather than selling. Client has spoken with his uncle who has expressed a willingness to come to an […]

Eviction hearing scheduled for Tuesday, March 3, 2020 at 8:45 am in Courtroom 3. Landlord is represented by Bart Levy, Esq. Case summary coming soon. Please “express interest” by clicking on case number if you are available for representation and would like more information right away.

Divorce with Equitable Distribution: Client, who is disabled, seeks assistance obtaining a divorce. Client and wife married in 2013 and separated in 2017. The marital estate consists of a house that client purchased prior to their marriage, and a property in Mississippi that wife owned prior to their marriage. Client wants to maintain ownership of his house. A volunteer is […]

Client seeks assistance with a mortgage foreclosure matter. Client is living in a property owned by her deceased grandfather. In March 2008, grandfather obtained a reverse mortgage for $187,500, which is now owned by Bank of America. In 2018, grandfather died intestate leaving twelve heirs, including his now-deceased wife’s three children who share fifty-percent interest in the property and are […]