June 13, 2019 – MacElree Harvey is pleased to announce that Lindsay Dunn, an attorney in the firm’s Real Estate & Land Use group, recently graduated from the Leadership Chester County (LCC) program. Leadership Chester County is a premier professional development program, which educates individuals in nonprofit governance, local social issues, and community leadership, then […]
By Matthew M. McKeon, Esquire- Like the rest of the country, Pennsylvania has seen a surge in homeowners listing their properties for short-term rentals on online platforms like Airbnb or HomeAway. This type of property use has led to questions about how short-term rentals of residences should be treated under zoning ordinances, which often fail […]
By Matthew M. McKeon, Esquire- The day has finally come: you’re attending the closing on your new property. You have a title insurance policy commitment, and the title report came back clean – except for a standard utility easement from the electric company. However, there are some types of interests in property that will not […]
By Matthew M. McKeon- When the ground is unable to absorb all of the stormwater from a given event, stormwater runoff can cause mischief for you and, sometimes, your neighbors. Factors which Cause Stormwater Problems Stormwater issues can be caused by several different factors, including: The topography of a property, including runoff from uphill neighboring […]
By Matthew McKeon, Esquire– Undocumented immigration is often thought of in abstract, ideological terms. However, many American citizens and legal residents – and of course people who are undocumented – have to think about this issue more practically. One such group of people are landlords. If you are a landlord, you may have questions or […]
January 29, 2016 MacElree Harvey, Ltd. is proud to announce that J. Charles Gerbron, Jr., a member of the firm’s Land Use and Litigation Departments, will chair the Chester County Bar Association’s Real Estate Section in 2016. Charged with monitoring and reporting on judicial, legislative, and other developments that affect the practice of real estate […]
There are times when developers and landowners feel they are being unreasonably leaned on to make concessions or contributions to municipalities in exchange for subdivision and land development approvals. Some officials seem to think that, so long as they receive no personal benefit, they can ask for the moon. In a surprising recent decision, the […]
