POST No. 900: HEMAP IS BACK; SO SOON WILL BE ACT 91.

No. 900 In June, Act 70 of 2012 funded the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency’s (PHFA) Homeowner’s Emergency Mortgage Assistance Program (HEMAP), which had been shut down for a year. The mailing of Act 91 Notices by lenders to delinquent borrowers had been discontinued, since PHFA was not financially able to accept any new HEMAP applications. This […]

Bowing to the Right

So now its Rep.Paul Ryan. It may turn out to be a brilliant choice. Ryan should solidify the party, in the way it happened four years ago with Palin. But, being the prime architect of the plan to establish a deficit-ending budget, he does carry some political baggage. Expect Obama to raise fears of that Social Security and Medicare will be gutted with senior voters in Florida, Pennsylvania and elsewhere. Unlike Quail and Palin, he brings with him a specific record that will provide plenty of material for attack ads.

Assessment Appeals: Look for Low Sales Prices that the Assessors Culled.

No. 898 Traditionally, assessors have culled sales prices that they think are too low to represent fair market value. In normal times, they may have been right. But not now. In the past four years, extreme low prices have been the market in many places — especially in lower priced areas. But the trend extends […]

Time Millionaire’s Tips for Creating Extra Time.

No. 897 I received a follow today from the Time Millionaire, a consultant who teaches people how to use time more effectively. Here are some time tips that she discusses on a free mp3 you can download from time millionaire.com. The comments are mine. TIME MILLIONAIRE’s TIPS TO CREATE EXTRA TIME. 1. Stop whining. A […]

Pennsylvania Civil Procedure Rule Changes effective August 1, 2012 Regarding Electronically Stored Information.

No. 896 FYI, new Rules of Civil Procedure 4009.1, 4009.11, 4009.12, 4009.21, 4009.23, and 4011have been adopted by Pennsylvania effective August 1, 2012. Here are the Comments, followed by the Rules.

College Files Suit over Abortion Insurance Requirement in Obamacare.

No. 895 Wheaton College, an evangelical Christian institution of higher education, has filed a Petition for Injunction against application of the provisions of the Health Care Act regarding abortion to the health insurance provided by the College. CLT

Commonwealth Court Ruling on Act 13 Oil and Gas Regulation is Not the Last Word.

No. 894 On July 26, 2012, the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court decided a Constitutional challenge to Act 13, the latest legislative attempt to regulate the booming oil and gas industry. By a 4-3 vote it found certain provisions of the statute unconstitutional. See Robinson Township et al. v. Commonwealth, No. 248 MD 2012, not yet found […]

Time Management Ninja on Procrastination.

No. 893 Get out of the midsummer doldrums. Here’s a list by Craig Jarrow, the Time Management Ninja, of 21 strategies to get going. Some of them may surprise you. CLT

Doc Review, Is There No End to the Humiliation?

No. 892 I suspect that most lawyers who participate in doc review projects find the experience, well, not good for the ego. So here’s a study that says that High School students can do better. Of course, even geniuses go through high school, so perhaps the sample was not statistically valid. Then again, there is […]

Unintended Consequences: Freeh Report Becomes the Oracle.

No. 891 When the Penn State Board commissioned the Freeh Report, it could not have know the havoc it would unleash. The Report contains strong accusations, but they are nevertheless only accusations. Many witnesses either refused to talk to Freeh or were not asked. Now some of those are crying out that the Freeh Report […]

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