Lancaster Law Blog

On May 19, 2009, voters in West Lampeter Township overturned a ban on alcohol sales that had been in effect for 74 years. While the referendum had primarily been sought by the owners of the Willow Valley Resort, alcohol...

Julie Miller will be on the faculty for the Sterling Education seminar, Landlord & Tenant Law: Beyond the Basics on June 2, 2009. This seminar is an opportunity for property managers, developers, building owners,...

In a previous post, I described the new Pennsylvania Home Improvement Consumer Protection Act (the "Act"), which takes effect on July 1, 2009, and identified which types of contractors are required to...

I recently received a question from a reader that may be of interest to others. Following is a portion of the question and my response: I read your article on COBRA it was very informative, Could you please tell me...

A few years ago, Dateline NBC ran a piece with several horror stories from victims of unlicensed and unscrupulous home contractors. In some cases, unwary consumers shelled out more than $100,000 and faced foreclosure...