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2. First Judicial District of Pennsylvania - Wikipedia

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   The Municipal Court also has jurisdiction over civil cases with an amount in controversy less than $12,000 (or $12,500 for fines and most debts owed to the City of Philadelphia, or $15,000 for delinquent real-estate taxes owed to the City and certain tax debts owed to the School District of Philadelphia). The civil division of the Municipal ...

3. Recorder of deeds - Wikipedia

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   Portrait of Frederick Douglass in the D.C. Recorder of Deeds Building. Frederick Douglass was the first recorder of deeds for the District of Columbia.. Recorder of deeds or deeds registry is a government office tasked with maintaining public records and documents, especially records relating to real estate ownership that provide persons other than the owner of a property with real rights over ...

4. Philadelphia Municipal Court - Wikipedia

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   The maximum principal amount allowed to be filed for in most cases is $12,000. [2] However, the City of Philadelphia may seek up to $15,000 in delinquent real estate tax debt and up to $12,500 in other delinquent taxes or utilities debt. There is also no limit for landlord tenant evictions in cases that leave the landlord with back rent and ...

5. Pennsylvania courts of common pleas - Wikipedia

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   The courts of common pleas are the trial courts of general jurisdiction in the state. The name derives from the medieval English court of Common Pleas. Pennsylvania established them in 1722. [1] They hear civil cases with a significant amount in controversy and trials for serious crimes.

6. Recording (real estate) - Wikipedia

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   Therefore, it behooves purchasers and mortgage lenders to record their deeds or mortgages, respectively, to prevent this outcome. Once an instrument affecting the title to real estate has been recorded, the law holds that everyone is deemed to know of its existence, even if they have not searched the records in the recorder's office.

7. Philadelphia City Hall - Wikipedia

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   [8] [9] [10] It also houses the Philadelphia facilities for the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania (which also holds session and accepts filings in Harrisburg and Pittsburgh). [ 11 ] Built using brick, white marble and limestone, Philadelphia City Hall is the world's largest free-standing masonry building and was the world's tallest habitable ...