While there may be many individuals who have healthy relationships with those who live next door, this might not always be the case in every situation. There are various scenarios in which tension may exist among neighbors and the presence of intense conflict may take...
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How to handle a property title dispute
If a person is listed on the title to a Pennsylvania home, that person generally has the right to live there. This is generally true regardless if others who are listed on the title don't want that individual living with them. Furthermore, the home generally cannot be...
Starz sues MGM over licensing agreement
Pennsylvania residents who follow developments in the entertainment business likely know that disputes over intellectual property rights often become litigious when major studios or networks are involved. One such dispute made its way to the courts recently when the...
Trees and neighbor disputes
It isn't uncommon for neighbors in Pennsylvania and throughout the country to have disputes over seemingly trivial matters. For instance, homeowners may bicker about tree branches or who has the right to eat any fruit that the tree bears. Generally, a person is...
Property encroachment cases rely on property records and timing
Encroachment describes a type of property dispute that happens when a structure on an adjoining piece of property intrudes on a neighbor's property. A property owner in Pennsylvania might discover that an existing structure has encroached by crossing a property line....
Title issues that homeowners may encounter
There is a chance that a person who buys a home in Pennsylvania won't be able to acquire a clean title to it. This could be because a service provider or a bank placed a lien on the home before it was sold to its current owner. In some cases, there could be questions...