On behalf of Dornish Law Offices, PC | Sep 8, 2020 | Landlord-Tenant
We dealt with the eviction moratorium by the PA Supreme Court from late March through May 11th, despite no relief being provided to landlords who did not receive rent. We fought in court, and although our emergency case was found by the PA Supreme Court not to be an...
On behalf of Dornish Law Offices, PC | Aug 3, 2020 | Landlord-Tenant
As a litigator since 1984, I have lost a few cases which I felt I deserved to win, won some cases I thought were questionable, but have almost never felt as though I was denied the opportunity to have any court actually consider the facts and law presented by me. On...
On behalf of Dornish Law Offices, PC | Jun 10, 2017 | All, Landlord-Tenant, News
By: Bradley S. Dornish, Esquire The last few months have seen several important developments in rental registration litigation in Pennsylvania. The most recent development was a series of Commonwealth Court decisions on May 17th, which will have a significant impact...
On behalf of Dornish Law Offices, PC | May 6, 2016 | All, Landlord-Tenant, News
By Bradley S. Dornish, Esq. For many years I have used criminal records histories to screen applicants for my own rental properties, and taught others how to search online for PA criminal records histories of their own rental applicants. I have done this without...
On behalf of Dornish Law Offices, PC | Nov 25, 2015 | All, Landlord-Tenant, News
By Bradley S. Dornish, Esquire In November of 2014, the Pittsburgh City Council had a public hearing on Ordinance 2014-1020, the Residential Rental Housing Registration Ordinance which would impose on each residential rental unit in the city a $65.00 per year...
On behalf of Dornish Law Offices, PC | Sep 8, 2015 | All, Landlord-Tenant, News
By Bradley S. Dornish, Esquire After over a year of hard work finding the right language, a committed sponsor in the legislature, and the right timing to move forward, we had in HB 809 sponsored by Representative Sue Helm a vehicle we believed would protect students...
On behalf of Dornish Law Offices, PC | Jan 2, 2015 | All, Landlord-Tenant, Real Estate Practice
By Bradley S. Dornish, Esq. Since the passage of Act 129 in the summer of 2012, landlords in Pennsylvania have had far more direction from PA law on how to handle personal property left behind by tenants who have vacated their rental units than was ever previously...
On behalf of Dornish Law Offices, PC | Jan 13, 2013 | All, Landlord-Tenant, Real Estate Practice
By Bradley S. Dornish, Esquire For years, I have been showing landlords how to search the Pennsylvania Unified Judicial System web portal for free and detailed information about potential tenants’ criminal records, traffic citations and more. The one glaring absence...
On behalf of Dornish Law Offices, PC | Jul 12, 2012 | All, Landlord-Tenant
By Bradley S. Dornish, Esquire For many years, landlords (and tenants) in Pennsylvania have faced uncertainty on their respective legal rights to personal property of tenants left behind in rental properties. How long did a landlord have to hold onto tenant...
On behalf of Dornish Law Offices, PC | Mar 20, 2011 | All, Landlord-Tenant, Litigation Practice
By Bradley S. Dornish, Esq. The American Veterinary Medical Association estimates that substantially more than half of all households in America own either a dog or a cat. Many of those who own pets consider them to be members of the family, and dogs didn’t get the...
