Pennsylvania
LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT OF 1951
Article I. Preliminary Provisions
§250.101 Short title.
§250.102 Definitions.
§250.103 Provisions excluded from act.
§250.104 Rights of persons acquiring title by descent or purchase.
§250.105 Sublessees.
Article II. Creation Of Leases; Statute Of Frauds; Mortgaging Of Leaseholds
§250.201 Leases for not more than three years.
§250.202 Leases for more than three years.
§250.203 Assignment, grant and surrender of leases to be in writing; exception.
§250.204 Mortgaging of leaseholds.
§250.205 Participation in Tenants Association.
§250.206 Statement of Escrowed Funds.
Article III. Recovery Of Rent By Assumpsit And Distress
§250.301 Recovery of rent by assumpsit.
§250.302 Power to distrain for rent; notice.
§250.303 Collection of rent in special cases.
§250.304 Collection of rent by purchasers at sheriff's and judicial sales.
§250.305 Distress of property fraudulently removed.
§250.306 Replevin by tenant or owner.
§250.307 Proceeding by tenant to determine set-off.
§250.308 Appraisement of property levied upon.
§250.309 Sale and notice thereof; distribution of proceeds.
§250.310 Rights or purchasers of growing agricultural crops.
§250.311 Damages for removal of property distrained on.
§250.312 Remedy in cases of improper distress.
§250.313 Remedy where distress and sale made and no rent due.
[Distraint for unpaid rent has been declared unconstitutional by several courts, including in the cases of Allegheny Clarklift, Inc. v. Woodline
Industries of Pennsylvania, Inc., 356 Pa. Superior Ct. 269, 514 A.2d 606 (1986), and Ragin v. Schwarts, 393 F. Supp. 152 (1975).]
Article IV. Exemptions From Distress And Sale
§250.401 Tenants exemption; appraisement.
§250.402 Wearing apparel; Bibles; school books; sewing machines and military accoutrements to be exempt.
§250.403 Exemption of property on premises under lease or conditional sale contract subject to a security interest.
§250.404 Exemption of other property located on premises.
Article V. Recovery Of Possession
§250.501 Notice to quit.
§250.502 Summons and service.
§250.503 Hearing; judgment; writ of possession; payment of rent by tenant.
§250.504 Return by constable or sheriff.
§250.505 Abandoned mobile home.
§250.506 to §250.510 [Repealed]
§250.511 Remedy to recover possession by ejectment preserved.
§250.511a Escrow funds limited.
§250.511b Interest on escrow funds held more than two years.
§250.511c Bond in lieu of escrowing.
§250.512 Recovery of improperly held escrow funds.
§250.513 Appeal by tenant to common pleas court.
Article V-A. Tenement Buildings And Multiple Dwelling Premises.
(§§250-501A through 250.505-A)
Article V-B. Tenants Rights To Cable Television.
(§§250-501B through 250.510-B)
§250.551 to §250.555. [Renumbered]
Article VI. Repeals
[to be inserted]
MOBILE HOME PARK RIGHTS ACT
§ 398.1. Short title.
§ 398.2. Definitions.
§ 398.3. Evictions.
§ 398.4. Park rules and regulations.
§ 398.5. Underskirting and tie-down equipment.
§ 398.6. Disclosure of fees.
§ 398.7. Appliance installation fees.
§ 398.8. Entrance and exit fees.
§ 398.9. Installation and removal fees.
§ 398.10. Other fees.
§ 398.11. Sale of mobile homes.
§ 398.12. Waiver of rights.
§ 398.13. Damages.
§ 398.14. Restraining prohibited acts.
§ 398.15. Enforcement.
§ 398.16. Retaliatory evictions.
Utility Service Tenants Rights Act
§ 399.1. Short title.
§ 399.2. Definitions.
§ 399.3. Notices before service to landlord ratepayer discontinued.
§ 399.4. Identifying tenants.
§ 399.5. Delivery and contents of discontinuance notice to landlord ratepayer.
§ 399.6. Delivery and contents of first discontinuance notice to tenants.
§ 399.7. Rights of tenants to continued service.
§ 399.8. Delivery and contents of subsequent discontinuance notices to tenants.
§ 399.9. Tenant's right to withhold rent.
§ 399.10. Waiver prohibited.
§ 399.11. Retaliation by landlord ratepayer prohibited.
§ 399.12. Duties of the Attorney General.
§ 399.13. Assurances of voluntary compliance.
§ 399.14. Restraining prohibited acts.
§ 399.15. Payment of costs and restitution.
§ 399.16. Civil penalties; violations of injunction or assurance of voluntary compliance.
§ 399.17. Civil penalties; willful violations.
§ 399.18. Penalties for removing, interfering or tampering with notices.
Article I. Preliminary Provisions
§250.101 Short title.
§250.102 Definitions.
§250.103 Provisions excluded from act.
§250.104 Rights of persons acquiring title by descent or purchase.
§250.105 Sublessees.
Article II. Creation Of Leases; Statute Of Frauds; Mortgaging Of Leaseholds
§250.201 Leases for not more than three years.
§250.202 Leases for more than three years.
§250.203 Assignment, grant and surrender of leases to be in writing; exception.
§250.204 Mortgaging of leaseholds.
§250.205 Participation in Tenants Association.
§250.206 Statement of Escrowed Funds.
Article III. Recovery Of Rent By Assumpsit And Distress
§250.301 Recovery of rent by assumpsit.
§250.302 Power to distrain for rent; notice.
§250.303 Collection of rent in special cases.
§250.304 Collection of rent by purchasers at sheriff's and judicial sales.
§250.305 Distress of property fraudulently removed.
§250.306 Replevin by tenant or owner.
§250.307 Proceeding by tenant to determine set-off.
§250.308 Appraisement of property levied upon.
§250.309 Sale and notice thereof; distribution of proceeds.
§250.310 Rights or purchasers of growing agricultural crops.
§250.311 Damages for removal of property distrained on.
§250.312 Remedy in cases of improper distress.
§250.313 Remedy where distress and sale made and no rent due.
[Distraint for unpaid rent has been declared unconstitutional by several courts, including in the cases of Allegheny Clarklift, Inc. v. Woodline
Industries of Pennsylvania, Inc., 356 Pa. Superior Ct. 269, 514 A.2d 606 (1986), and Ragin v. Schwarts, 393 F. Supp. 152 (1975).]
Article IV. Exemptions From Distress And Sale
§250.401 Tenants exemption; appraisement.
§250.402 Wearing apparel; Bibles; school books; sewing machines and military accoutrements to be exempt.
§250.403 Exemption of property on premises under lease or conditional sale contract subject to a security interest.
§250.404 Exemption of other property located on premises.
Article V. Recovery Of Possession
§250.501 Notice to quit.
§250.502 Summons and service.
§250.503 Hearing; judgment; writ of possession; payment of rent by tenant.
§250.504 Return by constable or sheriff.
§250.505 Abandoned mobile home.
§250.506 to §250.510 [Repealed]
§250.511 Remedy to recover possession by ejectment preserved.
§250.511a Escrow funds limited.
§250.511b Interest on escrow funds held more than two years.
§250.511c Bond in lieu of escrowing.
§250.512 Recovery of improperly held escrow funds.
§250.513 Appeal by tenant to common pleas court.
Article V-A. Tenement Buildings And Multiple Dwelling Premises.
(§§250-501A through 250.505-A)
Article V-B. Tenants Rights To Cable Television.
(§§250-501B through 250.510-B)
§250.551 to §250.555. [Renumbered]
Article VI. Repeals
[to be inserted]
MOBILE HOME PARK RIGHTS ACT
§ 398.1. Short title.
§ 398.2. Definitions.
§ 398.3. Evictions.
§ 398.4. Park rules and regulations.
§ 398.5. Underskirting and tie-down equipment.
§ 398.6. Disclosure of fees.
§ 398.7. Appliance installation fees.
§ 398.8. Entrance and exit fees.
§ 398.9. Installation and removal fees.
§ 398.10. Other fees.
§ 398.11. Sale of mobile homes.
§ 398.12. Waiver of rights.
§ 398.13. Damages.
§ 398.14. Restraining prohibited acts.
§ 398.15. Enforcement.
§ 398.16. Retaliatory evictions.
Utility Service Tenants Rights Act
§ 399.1. Short title.
§ 399.2. Definitions.
§ 399.3. Notices before service to landlord ratepayer discontinued.
§ 399.4. Identifying tenants.
§ 399.5. Delivery and contents of discontinuance notice to landlord ratepayer.
§ 399.6. Delivery and contents of first discontinuance notice to tenants.
§ 399.7. Rights of tenants to continued service.
§ 399.8. Delivery and contents of subsequent discontinuance notices to tenants.
§ 399.9. Tenant's right to withhold rent.
§ 399.10. Waiver prohibited.
§ 399.11. Retaliation by landlord ratepayer prohibited.
§ 399.12. Duties of the Attorney General.
§ 399.13. Assurances of voluntary compliance.
§ 399.14. Restraining prohibited acts.
§ 399.15. Payment of costs and restitution.
§ 399.16. Civil penalties; violations of injunction or assurance of voluntary compliance.
§ 399.17. Civil penalties; willful violations.
§ 399.18. Penalties for removing, interfering or tampering with notices.
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