PRINTER'S NO. 615
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 607
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY ISAACSON, CEPEDA-FREYTIZ, DONAHUE, GREEN, HILL-
EVANS, KHAN, KINKEAD, O'MARA, OTTEN AND WAXMAN,
FEBRUARY 12, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT,
FEBRUARY 12, 2025
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of April 6, 1951 (P.L.69, No.20), entitled "An
2 act relating to the rights, obligations and liabilities of
3 landlord and tenant and of parties dealing with them and
4 amending, revising, changing and consolidating the law
5 relating thereto," in preliminary provisions, providing for
6 effect of declaration of disaster emergency; and imposing a
7 penalty.
8 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
9 hereby enacts as follows:
10 Section 1. The act of April 6, 1951 (P.L.69, No.20), known
11 as The Landlord and Tenant Act of 1951, is amended by adding a
12 section to read:
13 Section 106. Effect of Declaration of Disaster Emergency.--
14 (a) It shall be unlawful for a landlord to do any of the
15 following during a disaster emergency declared by the Governor
16 under 35 Pa.C.S. § 7301(c) (relating to general authority of
17 Governor):
18 (1) Evict or attempt to evict a tenant unemployed, separated
19 from employment or unable to find employment as a result of the
 1 declaration of disaster emergency.
2 (2) Without the express consent of the tenant, enter the
3 leased premises for purposes of showing the premises to
4 prospective buyers or tenants.
5 (b) A landlord found to be in violation of this section
6 shall be subject to a penalty of not less than five hundred
7 dollars ($500) per occurrence.
8 (c) This section shall apply only to residential leaseholds
9 and not to commercial leaseholds.
10 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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Statutes/Laws affected:
Printer's No. 0615: P.L.69, No.20