The COVID-19 outbreak, and the requirement that non-life-sustaining and/or non-essential businesses shut down, is having a material impact on the ability of many commercial tenants to perform their obligations under their...more
Government mandates aside, tenants to a lease governed by Pennsylvania law may face an “uphill battle” to invoke force majeure protections — used to allocate risk that is considered beyond a party’s control — whether or not...more
In Pennsylvania, landlords are prohibited from employing self-help evictions when dealing with tenants and former tenants. However, querry if such prohibition exists when property owners seek to evict trespassers. Trespassers...more