In a message dated 4/28/04 10:58:55 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << When I purchased my west philly property in 1998 using the Penn Mortgage, part of the contract was that I had to live in the house for 7 years. If I didn't, I was in default, and the Univ could call in the note. Was this program different when Cummings purchased his property?
gail >> No, it was not different. I am very familiar with this sale since I was both the listing and the selling agent. Oddly, Dr. Chris CUMMING purchased the house from a couple named Deborah & Dr. Skip CUMMINGS. So, the Cummings had gone, and Chris Cumming was coming...but he didn't. Deep into the sale process, I started to get the idea that he was planning to cheat the program, but he was evasive and there wasn't anything I could do. Apparently he had renters in the house from the start. Later, I heard that he bought a house for himself in center city. Here's another odd thing that happened when Chris Cumming was involved with 4815 Beaumont: the day he first looked at the house was a lovely spring day just like today, and there was a relatively young street tree out front, two stories tall and in bloom. Looking out the second floor front sitting room bay window, he said that he didn't like the tree blocking the sun - would he be able to cut it down? I told him that he would not, that owners can't cut down street trees. He said that he wanted to buy the house, but he didn't like the tree. The next morning, I got a call from the neighbors: overnight, the young, healthy-looking tree had split in half along the entire length of its trunk, and half of it was still standing but the other half had fallen into the street. There had been no wind gusts, no rain, nothing. The tree had suddenly fallen apart for no apparent reason. Of course, at that point, it was removed. I never knew what to make of that coincidence. The sellers were in North Carolina and were stunned - they certainly didn't damage the tree to sell their house! Before Deb & Skip Cummings owned the house, 4815 Beaumont had previously been owned and renovated by former UC dentist Jon Richter, and it really was one of the nicest houses on the block. It is a long and sad story of decline. I wish the neighbors luck with their campaign to get its problems resolved. Melani Lamond ---- You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see <http://www.purple.com/list.html>.
