- The audio is even better… perfect timing. http://t.co/IlYDaRMYkU #ScaryBlackManLowerMerionLockdown #SuburbanProblems
- Oh yeah sometime earlier today a scary black bank robber shut down Lower Merion and then THIS happened on NBC10 -> http://t.co/ogN09PVrp1
- RT @hollyotterbein: Mayor Nutter was late paying his gas bills, records show: http://t.co/Prv6ENxpfG
- Too bad our mayor didn’t have to sit in that shame hole on Chestnut St. with those didic. lines to get his gas turned back on. #GasLien
- OH HAI MICHAEL NUTTER DID YOU FORGET TO PAY YOUR GAS BILL? http://t.co/3cV7fMFsgT
Monthly Archives: August 2012
MontCo: “Yo Philly, Keep Your Trash Where it Belongs”
A Montgomery County district attorney is filing criminal charges against a Philadelphia couple for enrolling their child in the Lower Moreland (Huntingdon Valley) School District. I really don’t see what was so great about wanting to put your kid in … Continue reading
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Wrapping Up The Week Early: We Got Jannie Blackwell’s Lawsuit
I hate to skip a Friday, but I will leave you with the Federal Lawsuit filed against Councilwoman Blackwell by Mantua Community Planners.
Google Knows Best
When you type “Jannie Blackwell” into Google, the autocomplete offers up something interesting, and hilarious…
Am I Living in a Legal Rental?
This question comes up among rental tenants near the end of their leases and soon discover that their landlord does not possess a valid Housing License. This happens usually at the end of a lease when a landlord refuses to … Continue reading
Nuisance Property: 2044 E Fletcher, Making Its Way Through Sheriff’s Sale
Back when PDQ first launched, I had been helping a neighbor who has been dealing with 2044 E Fletcher, a popular hangout for two drug dealers on the 2000 block of Fletcher Street. Today I have some good news to … Continue reading
How much is Made in America Going to Cost? City: “We Don’t Know”
Nothing makes me happier than watching City officials lie about the cost of something, when everyone and their brother knows the costs were discussed and settled long before the plans for Jay-Z’s concert were solidified.
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Ice Cream Crime
Ok, today on PDQ I just have to take a break from shells and Sheriff sales and show you this ridiculous story that’s going on up in Chestnut Hill (Newsworks). Dear Ms. Shoemaker and Ms. Newbold: Please ditch Chestnut Hell … Continue reading
PART FOUR – Taking a House to Sheriff’s Sale Through Civil Forfeiture
One of the more dramatic and effective steps that can be taken against nuisance properties is the process known as civil forfeiture.
Posted in Property Squatting, Slumlords, Tax Deadbeats, The Law
Tagged civil forfeiture, district attorney
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Updates On Our Sheriff Sales Series
Some folk over deep within the trenches at City Hall have reviewed our Sheriff Sales Series (Part 1, 2 and 3) and have some updates to bring us. While I can’t quote my source(s) directly, here’s some basic updates … Continue reading
Jannie Blackwell + Gentrification + Federal Lawsuit = Hilarious
My favorite Councilperson has been, and always will be, Jannie Blackwell. Well, not favorite as in good-for-the-City favorite. Jannie’s the go-to member of City Council who produces a hit parade of drama. Who can forget the two times her … Continue reading
Philly ADAs: We’re Broke
In one of the most intriguing series so far this year, the DN takes a look at the salaries that some Assistant District Attorneys are making. It’s not great pay by most white-collar standards, particularly for attorneys who have … Continue reading
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Property Investigation Coming to Your Phone/iPad/Kindle/Whatever?
A year before L&I released their awesome new website, I’ve been kicking around the idea of a 360-degree property investigation tool. ZBABot’s property search screen provides 70-degrees, but with the newest data from L&I, it just may be possible to … Continue reading
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Everyone Give a Housewarming Welcome to Councilman Kenyatta Johnson
Remember this last year? Philadelphia News, Weather and Sports from WTXF FOX 29
PART THREE – Putting a House Through Sheriff’s Sale
I’ve often said that one of the fundamental things that Philadelphia has screwed up over the last 55+ years is every single issue that has anything to do with real property. If you think about it… real estate tax, … Continue reading