Planning the Northwest

Property owner in Germantown spite-blight case skips court hearing

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  • PlanPhilly staff
    • October 26, 2012
This property at 5357 Knox St. in Germantown has been the subject of 11 years of litigation
This property at 5357 Knox St. in Germantown has been the subject of 11 years of litigation

By Amy Z. Quinn
For NewsWorks

Mercurial Germantown property owner Anthony Byrne is facing more than $36,000 in fines after failing to appear at the latest hearing in a years-long blight case regarding his house at 5357 Knox St. Byrne, who lives in Wyndmoor More »

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