PRINTER'S NO. 3557
No. 2546 Session of 1976
INTRODUCED BY BENNETT, L. E. SMITH, BRUNNER, GRIECO, GILLESPIE AND HALVERSON, JUNE 22, 1976
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, JUNE 22, 1976
AN ACT 1 Amending the act of June 28, 1947 (P.L.1110, No.476), entitled 2 "An act defining and regulating certain installment sales of 3 motor vehicles; prescribing the conditions under which such 4 sales may be made and regulating the financing thereof; 5 regulating and licensing persons engaged in the business of 6 making or financing such sales; prescribing the form, 7 contents and effect of instruments used in connection with 8 such sales and the financing thereof; prescribing certain 9 rights and obligations of buyers, sellers, persons financing 10 such sales and others; limiting incidental charges in 11 connection with such instruments and fixing maximum interest 12 rates for delinquencies, extensions and loans; regulating 13 insurance in connection with such sales; regulating 14 repossessions, redemptions, resales and deficiency judgments 15 and the rights of parties with respect thereto; authorizing 16 extensions, loans and forbearances related to such sales; 17 authorizing investigations and examinations of persons 18 engaged in the business of making or financing such sales; 19 prescribing penalties and repealing certain acts," providing 20 for the payment of obligations, under certain circumstances. 21 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 22 hereby enacts as follows: 23 Section 1. Section 23, act of June 28, 1947 (P.L.1110, 24 No.476), known as the "Motor Vehicle Sales Finance Act," is 25 amended by adding a subsection to read: 26 Section 23. Repossession.-- 27 * * *
1 G. Where a mobile home, as defined in the act of April 29, 2 1959 (P.L.58, No.32), known as "The Vehicle Code," is located in 3 a mobile home park, as defined in the act of July 31, 1968 4 (P.L.805, No.247), known as the "Pennsylvania Municipalities 5 Planning Code," and is the subject of repossession under this 6 act, the seller or holder shall not retake possession thereof 7 without prior consent of the park owner or operator. The park 8 owner or operator may withhold consent until the seller or 9 holder pays, or satisfactorily makes arrangement to pay, accrued 10 and unpaid rent due the park owner or operator by the owner of 11 the mobile home to the date of the retaking of possession, upon 12 satisfactory documentation of the rent obligation. In no event, 13 however, shall consent be withheld, and the seller or holder, 14 however, shall not be liable for such unpaid rent in excess of 15 two (2) months rent or two hundred dollars ($200), whichever is 16 greater. 17 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately. F9L61BRZ/19760H2546B3557 - 2 -