PRINTER'S NO. 358
No. 312 Session of 2003
INTRODUCED BY T. STEVENSON, BARRAR, BASTIAN, BROWNE, BUNT,
BUXTON, CAPPELLI, CORRIGAN, CREIGHTON, HARRIS, KOTIK, LEWIS,
McILHATTAN, R. MILLER, NICKOL, PAYNE, READSHAW, SATHER,
SCAVELLO, SHANER, SOLOBAY, STABACK, STERN, R. STEVENSON,
E. Z. TAYLOR, TURZAI, WRIGHT, YOUNGBLOOD AND HORSEY,
FEBRUARY 18, 2003
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, FEBRUARY 18, 2003
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the
2 Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, further providing for
3 jurisdiction and venue of the minor judiciary.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby enacts as follows:
6 Section 1. Section 1515(a)(2) of Title 42 of the
7 Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
8 § 1515. Jurisdiction and venue.
9 (a) Jurisdiction.--Except as otherwise prescribed by general
10 rule adopted pursuant to section 503 (relating to reassignment
11 of matters), district justices shall, under procedures
12 prescribed by general rule, have jurisdiction of all of the
13 following matters:
14 * * *
15 (2) Matters arising under the act of April 6, 1951
16 (P.L.69, No.20), known as The Landlord and Tenant Act of
1 1951, which are stated therein to be within the jurisdiction
2 of a district justice, regardless of the sum demanded.
3 * * *
4 Section 2. The amendment of 42 Pa.C.S. § 1515(a)(2) shall
5 not affect jurisdiction of cases pending on the effective date
6 of this act.
7 Section 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
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