GM Berkshire Hills, Pets. v. Berks Co. Bd.

CourtSupreme Court of Pennsylvania
DecidedFebruary 1, 2022
Docket452 MAL 2021 (Granted)
StatusPublished

This text of GM Berkshire Hills, Pets. v. Berks Co. Bd. (GM Berkshire Hills, Pets. v. Berks Co. Bd.) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Supreme Court of Pennsylvania primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook
GM Berkshire Hills, Pets. v. Berks Co. Bd., (Pa. 2022).

Opinion

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA MIDDLE DISTRICT

GM BERKSHIRE HILLS LLC AND GM : No. 452 MAL 2021 OBERLIN BERKSHIRE HILLS LLC, : : Petitioners : Petition for Allowance of Appeal : from the Order of the : Commonwealth Court v. : : : BERKS COUNTY BOARD OF : ASSESSMENT AND WILSON SCHOOL : DISTRICT, : : Respondents :

ORDER

PER CURIAM

AND NOW, this 1st day of February, 2022, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is

GRANTED, LIMITED TO the issues set forth below. Allocatur is DENIED as to all

remaining issues. The issues, as stated by petitioner, are:

a. Do a school district's selective real estate tax assessment appeals violate the Uniformity Clause of the Pennsylvania Constitution when the school district chooses only recently-sold properties for appeal, leaving most properties in the district at outdated base-year values?

b. Do a school district's selective real estate tax assessment appeals violate the Uniformity Clause of the Pennsylvania Constitution when the school district chooses only certain recently-sold properties that would generate a minimum amount of additional tax revenue for appeal, leaving most properties in the district at outdated base-year values?

Justice Brobson did not participate in the consideration or decision of this matter.

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

Cite This Page — Counsel Stack

Bluebook (online)
GM Berkshire Hills, Pets. v. Berks Co. Bd., Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/gm-berkshire-hills-pets-v-berks-co-bd-pa-2022.