This summer a former Philadelphia Records Department employee was sentenced to two years in prison for creating and filing bogus deeds to about 100 properties in the city. Meanwhile, another Records Department employee was charged with taking bribes and cheating the city out of more than a half-million dollars in fees. Records Commissioner Joan Decker [...]
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By Diana T. Sabol, CLTP, PLTA President McDonald’s, bingo, Christmas trees and fireworks….what do they all have in common? They all are tied to western Pennsylvania. The Big Mac originated in Uniontown…the game of bingo was first introduced to the US in Pittsburgh…Indiana County is the Christmas tree capital of the world…and New Castle is [...]
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By Diana T. Sabol, CLTP, PLTA President We have all taken chances in our lives from time to time, making a leap of faith in the hope that things will work out for the better. Here’s the story of a recent Chance I’ve taken: Eight months ago, I was in Wilkes Barre visiting agents when [...]
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By Lauren P. McKenna, Esq. Insured brought claim against title insurer arguing that it was entitled to recover the difference between the value of the property subject to a title defect and the value without the defect. The insurer defended, claiming that the value of the property without the defect was fixed by the purchase [...]
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