Eagles Coach Wins Appeal On Nixed Moorestown Home Purchase

MOORESTOWN, NJ — Upon further review, the ruling on the field stands.

A state appeals court sided last week with Eagles coach Nick Sirianni and his wife, Brett, finding that they had the right to back out of buying a Moorestown home that they previously intended to purchase.

Shortly after Sirianni became the Eagles' head coach in early 2021, he and Brett entered a contract to purchase a $2.3 million home at 771 Allison Ct. But the seller failed to disclose the deed's right of first refusal (ROFR), which allowed a prior owner's children to match offers on the property, until after the contract was signed, according to court documents.

The provision, which would remain in place until the children's deaths, raised potential challenges for the Siriannis if they decided to sell the property later. So they backed out of the sale before closing. In January 2023, a motion judge determined that they did not violate the contract by doing so.

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The property owner — 771 Allison Court LLC — filed an appeal. But last Friday, a three-judge panel in the appellate court upheld the ruling in the Siriannis' favor.

Without a release of the ROFR, the property owner "was unable to deliver good, marketable, and insurable title to the Property," said the 13-page appellate opinion on the legal battle.

The legal battle was a matter of principle for the Siriannis, according to their attorney, Lance Rogers.

"This was unfortunately the first experience they had as they arrived in Philadelphia," Rogers told Patch.

Last year, the lower court ordered 711 Allison Court LLC to return the Siriannis' $100,000 deposit and reimburse them for title search, survey and mortgage application fees. The appeal put those payments on hold.

"Assuming that the defendant (711 Allison Court LLC) is not successful in trying to appeal again," Rogers said, "what we would do is have the deposit released pursuant to the judge's order and then petition the court for costs that the (motion) judge awarded us."

The attorneys representing 711 Allison Court LLC did not return Patch's request for comment.