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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| SENATE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY GREENLEAF, TARTAGLIONE, O'PAKE, FONTANA AND ALLOWAY, MAY 13, 2010 |
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| REFERRED TO URBAN AFFAIRS AND HOUSING, MAY 13, 2010 |
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| AN ACT |
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1 | Amending Title 48 (Lodging and Housing) of the Pennsylvania |
2 | Consolidated Statutes, providing for hotels; making editorial |
3 | changes; and making repeals. |
4 | The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
5 | hereby enacts as follows: |
6 | Section 1. Title 48 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated |
7 | Statutes is amended by adding parts to read: |
8 | PART I |
9 | PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS (Reserved) |
10 | PART II |
11 | LODGING |
12 | Chapter |
13 | 11. General Provisions (Reserved) |
14 | 13. Hotels |
15 | CHAPTER 11 |
16 | GENERAL PROVISIONS (Reserved) |
17 | CHAPTER 13 |
18 | HOTELS |
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1 | Subchapter |
2 | A. General Provisions (Reserved) |
3 | B. Rights |
4 | C. Protection of Keepers of Hotels, Inns and Boarding Houses |
5 | D. (Reserved) |
6 | E. Safety |
7 | SUBCHAPTER A |
8 | GENERAL PROVISIONS |
9 | Sec. |
10 | 1301. Definitions. |
11 | § 1301. Definitions. |
12 | The following words and phrases when used in this chapter |
13 | shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the |
14 | context clearly indicates otherwise: |
15 | "Hotelkeeper." Except for time-share arrangements, a person |
16 | or entity providing lodging, accommodations, facilities or |
17 | privileges or services at the following places: |
18 | (1) hotels, motels, inns, resorts, guest houses or bed |
19 | and breakfast establishments; |
20 | (2) buildings, other than listed under paragraph (1), |
21 | which are held out by any means, including advertising, |
22 | license, registration with a hotelkeepers' group, convention |
23 | listing association, travel publication or similar |
24 | association or with a government agency, as being available |
25 | to provide overnight lodging or use of facility space for |
26 | consideration to persons seeking temporary accommodation; |
27 | (3) places advertising to the public that it will |
28 | provide beds, sanitary facilities or other space for a |
29 | temporary period to members of the public; or |
30 | (4) places recognized as a hostelry, except for portions |
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1 | of the facility which are devoted to persons who have |
2 | established permanent residence. |
3 | The term shall include the proprietor of a hotel, inn or |
4 | boardinghouse. |
5 | SUBCHAPTER B |
6 | RIGHTS |
7 | Sec. |
8 | 1311. Hotelkeepers. |
9 | § 1311. Hotelkeepers. |
10 | (a) Refusal of accommodations.--A hotelkeeper shall have the |
11 | right to refuse or deny accommodations, facilities or privileges |
12 | of a lodging establishment to any of the following: |
13 | (1) A person who is unwilling or unable to pay for the |
14 | accommodations and services of the lodging establishment. The |
15 | hotelkeeper shall have the right to require that prospective |
16 | guests demonstrate their ability to pay by cash, valid credit |
17 | card or a certified or cashier's check. If a minor is not |
18 | accompanied by his parent or legal guardian, the hotelkeeper |
19 | may require the minor's parent or legal guardian to do one of |
20 | the following: |
21 | (i) Accept, in writing, liability for the guest room |
22 | cost, taxes, all charges by the minor and any damages in |
23 | excess of normal wear and tear to the guest room or its |
24 | furnishings caused by the minor while a guest at the |
25 | lodging establishment. Damages shall be calculated at the |
26 | cost of labor and materials for repair by the lodging |
27 | establishment. |
28 | (ii) Provide the hotelkeeper with a valid credit |
29 | card number and authorization to cover the guest room |
30 | cost, taxes, charges by the minor and any damages to the |
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1 | guest room or its furnishings caused by the minor. |
2 | (iii) Require all of the following, if a credit card |
3 | authorization is not provided: |
4 | (A) An advanced cash payment to cover the guest |
5 | room cost and taxes for all room nights reserved for |
6 | the minor. |
7 | (B) A cash damage deposit in an amount not to |
8 | exceed the cost of one night's guest room |
9 | accommodations, including taxes, for payment of |
10 | additional charges by the minor or for damages to the |
11 | guest room or its furniture or furnishings. The |
12 | hotelkeeper shall refund the cash deposit to the |
13 | extent that it is not used to cover any reasonable |
14 | charges or damages, as determined by the hotelkeeper |
15 | following room inspection at checkout. |
16 | (2) A person who is disorderly. |
17 | (3) A person who the hotelkeeper reasonably believes is |
18 | seeking accommodations for an unlawful purpose, including the |
19 | unlawful possession or use of a controlled substance by the |
20 | person or the use of the premises for the consumption of |
21 | alcoholic beverages by any person under 21 years of age. |
22 | (4) A person who the hotelkeeper reasonably believes is |
23 | bringing into the lodging establishment property which may be |
24 | dangerous to other persons, including explosives or illegal |
25 | firearms. |
26 | (5) A person who exceeds the maximum number of persons |
27 | allowed to occupy a particular guest room in the lodging |
28 | establishment, as posted by the lodging establishment. |
29 | (b) Civil liability for refusal.-- |
30 | (1) Except as provided for under paragraph (2), a |
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1 | hotelkeeper refusing or denying accommodations, facilities or |
2 | privileges of a lodging establishment for any of the reasons |
3 | specified under subsection (a) shall not be liable in a civil |
4 | action or for a fine or penalty based on the refusal or |
5 | denial. |
6 | (2) Accommodations, facilities or privileges of a |
7 | lodging establishment may not be refused or denied based upon |
8 | the factors under section 3 of the act of October 27, 1955 |
9 | (P.L.744, No.222), known as the Pennsylvania Human Relations |
10 | Act. |
11 | (c) Restitution and damages permitted.-- |
12 | (1) In addition to any penalties provided under any |
13 | other statute, a court may order a person to do all of the |
14 | following: |
15 | (i) Pay restitution for any damages suffered by the |
16 | hotelkeeper of the lodging establishment, including the |
17 | lodging establishment's loss of revenue resulting from |
18 | the lodging establishment's inability to rent or lease |
19 | the room during the period of time the lodging |
20 | establishment room is being repaired. |
21 | (ii) Pay damages or restitution to a person or his |
22 | property that is injured. |
23 | (2) The parents or guardians of a minor shall be liable |
24 | for the acts of the minor which cause damages to the lodging |
25 | establishment room or furnishings or cause injury to persons |
26 | or property. |
27 | (3) This subsection shall not prohibit the prosecution |
28 | of any person for any other violation of law which occurred |
29 | on the property of the lodging establishment. |
30 | (d) Guest register requirement.-- |
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1 | (1) The hotelkeeper of a lodging establishment shall |
2 | maintain, for a period of three years, a guest register which |
3 | shows the name, residence, date of arrival and departure of |
4 | guests of the lodging establishment. |
5 | (2) (i) Every guest shall register. A registering guest |
6 | may be required by the hotelkeeper to produce a valid |
7 | driver's license or other identification, satisfactory to |
8 | the hotelkeeper, containing a photograph of the guest and |
9 | setting forth the name and residence address of the |
10 | guest. |
11 | (ii) In addition to the provisions of subparagraph |
12 | (i), if the guest is a minor, the hotelkeeper may also |
13 | require a parent of the guest to register, accepting in |
14 | writing liability for the guest room cost, taxes, all |
15 | charges by the minor and any damages to the guest room or |
16 | its furnishings caused by the minor while a guest at the |
17 | lodging establishment. |
18 | (3) The guest register shall be maintained in its |
19 | original form or may be reproduced on any photographic, |
20 | photostatic, microfilm, microcard, miniature photographic or |
21 | other process which actually reproduces the original record. |
22 | (e) Right to eject from premises.--A hotelkeeper may |
23 | immediately eject a person from the lodging establishment |
24 | premises for violating this chapter if a copy of the chapter is |
25 | posted in a conspicuous place and manner in the lodging |
26 | establishment in accordance with subsection (f). |
27 | (f) Posting notice to guests.--This chapter shall not apply |
28 | to a hotelkeeper unless the hotelkeeper posts a copy of this |
29 | chapter at or near the guest registration desk. |
30 | (g) Definitions.--As used in this section, the following |
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1 | words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this |
2 | subsection unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: |
3 | "Alcohol." The term as defined in section 102 of the act of |
4 | April 12, 1951 (P.L.90, No.21), known as the Liquor Code. |
5 | "Controlled substance." The term as defined in section 2 of |
6 | the act of April 14, 1972 (P.L.233, No.64), known as The |
7 | Controlled Substance, Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act. |
8 | "Disorderly." A person is disorderly if, with intent to |
9 | cause or recklessly create a risk of public inconvenience, |
10 | annoyance or alarm, the person does any of the following: |
11 | (1) Engages in fighting or threatening or in violent or |
12 | tumultuous behavior. |
13 | (2) Makes unreasonable noise. |
14 | (3) Uses obscene language or makes an obscene gesture. |
15 | (4) Creates a hazard or physically offensive condition |
16 | by an act which serves no legitimate purpose of the actor. |
17 | "Lodging establishment." Except for time-share arrangements, |
18 | any of the following: |
19 | (1) A hotel, motel, inn, resort, guest house, bed and |
20 | breakfast establishment, regardless of size. |
21 | (2) A building, other than listed under paragraph (1), |
22 | which is held out by any means, including advertising, |
23 | license, registration with an innkeepers' group, convention |
24 | listing association, travel publication or similar |
25 | association or with a government agency, as being available |
26 | to provide overnight lodging or use of facility space for |
27 | consideration to persons seeking temporary accommodation. |
28 | (3) A place which advertises to the public at large or a |
29 | segment of the public that it will provide beds, sanitary |
30 | facilities or other space for a temporary period to members |
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1 | of the public at large. |
2 | (4) A place recognized as a hostelry, except for |
3 | portions of the facility which are devoted to persons who |
4 | have established permanent residence. |
5 | "Minor." An unemancipated person under 18 years of age. |
6 | "Person." Any individual, corporation, association, |
7 | partnership, joint stock company, business trust, syndicate, |
8 | joint venture or other combination or group of individuals. |
9 | "Temporary." Occupancy or the right to occupancy of a |
10 | lodging establishment for less than 30 days or on a day-to-day |
11 | basis if for more than 30 days. |
12 | SUBCHAPTER C |
13 | PROTECTION OF KEEPERS OF HOTELS, INNS |
14 | AND BOARDING HOUSES |
15 | Sec. |
16 | 1321. Notice to boarders to lock rooms. |
17 | 1322. Lien, warrant, sale and right of redemption. |
18 | 1323. Liability for property loss or damage. |
19 | 1324. Special arrangements for safe deposit of valuables. |
20 | 1325. Duty of guest. |
21 | 1326. Other liability. |
22 | 1327. Exemption from levy or sale. |
23 | 1328. Baggage. |
24 | 1329. Baggage sale requirements. |
25 | 1330. Sale proceeds. |
26 | § 1321. Notice to boarders to lock rooms. |
27 | If a hotelkeeper posts in a conspicuous place notice |
28 | requiring the guest or boarder to bolt the door of the room |
29 | occupied by the guest or boarder, or in leaving the room, to |
30 | lock the door and to deposit the key with the hotelkeeper or the |
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1 | clerk at the office, the hotelkeeper shall not be liable for any |
2 | baggage of the guest or boarder which may be stolen from the |
3 | room, if the guest or boarder shall neglect to do so. In order |
4 | to avoid liability, the hotelkeeper must clearly establish the |
5 | fact of the room having been left unbolted or unlocked by the |
6 | guest or boarder at the time of the loss of the baggage. |
7 | § 1322. Lien, warrant, sale and right of redemption. |
8 | (a) Lien.--A hotelkeeper within this Commonwealth shall have |
9 | a lien upon the goods and baggage belonging to a guest or |
10 | boarder for the amount of indebtedness contracted for boarding |
11 | and lodging for a period of time not exceeding two weeks. The |
12 | hotelkeeper may detain the goods and baggage until the amount of |
13 | indebtedness is paid. |
14 | (b) Public sale.-- |
15 | (1) Except as provided under paragraph (2), after the |
16 | detention of goods under subsection (a) for three months, the |
17 | hotelkeeper may apply to a magisterial district judge to |
18 | publicly sell the goods and baggage. At least ten days' |
19 | notice of the public sale must be placed in at least three |
20 | public places in the ward of the city or borough or in the |
21 | township where the inn, hotel or boardinghouse is located. |
22 | The owner of the goods and baggage shall receive the balance |
23 | of the proceeds of the public sale, minus all costs and the |
24 | amount of indebtedness. |
25 | (2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the owner of the |
26 | goods and baggage shall have the right to redeem the goods |
27 | and baggage as follows: |
28 | (i) At any time within the three months of |
29 | detention, upon paying the amount of the indebtedness. |
30 | (ii) At any time previous to the public sale, upon |
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1 | paying the amount of the indebtedness and any additional |
2 | costs established under law. |
3 | § 1323. Liability for property loss or damage. |
4 | (a) General rule.--Except as provided in subsection (b) and |
5 | section 1324 (relating to special arrangements for safe deposit |
6 | of valuables), no hotelkeeper, whether individual, partnership |
7 | or corporation, shall be liable for loss or damage to property |
8 | suffered by a guest, unless the hotelkeeper fails to constantly |
9 | maintain any of the following: |
10 | (1) A metal safe or vault in good order and fit for |
11 | custody of money, bank notes, jewelry, gold or silver |
12 | articles, precious stones, personal ornaments, railroad |
13 | mileage books or tickets, negotiable or valuable papers and |
14 | bullion. |
15 | (2) Suitable locks, bolts and fastening on the doors, |
16 | transoms and windows of the sleeping rooms used by guests. |
17 | (3) A copy of this section, posted and printed in |
18 | distinct type in not fewer than ten conspicuous places |
19 | throughout the hotel or inn. |
20 | (b) Exception.--Notwithstanding compliance with subsection |
21 | (a), a hotelkeeper is liable for property loss or damage if a |
22 | guest offers to deliver it for custody in the safe or vault and |
23 | the hotelkeeper omits or refuses to accept it, deposit it in the |
24 | safe or vault or provide the guest with a receipt, except that a |
25 | hotelkeeper is not: |
26 | (1) obliged to receive from any one guest property |
27 | exceeding a total value of $300; or |
28 | (2) liable for an amount in excess of $300, whether or |
29 | not the property was actually received. |
30 | (c) Definitions.--The following words and phrases when used |
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1 | in this section shall have the meanings given to them in this |
2 | subsection unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: |
3 | "Hotel." The term includes apartment hotels. |
4 | "Hotelkeeper." The term includes apartment hotelkeepers. |
5 | § 1324. Special arrangements for safe deposit of valuables. |
6 | Notwithstanding section 1323 (relating to liability for |
7 | property loss or damage), a hotelkeeper may, by special |
8 | arrangement with a guest, receive any property for deposit in |
9 | the safe or vault upon terms as to which the parties agree in |
10 | writing, but the hotelkeeper shall be liable for property loss |
11 | or damage after the articles have been accepted for deposit, if |
12 | the loss or damage is caused by theft or negligence of the |
13 | hotelkeeper. |
14 | § 1325. Duty of guest. |
15 | It shall be the duty of every guest, and of anyone intending |
16 | to be a guest, of any hotel or inn, upon delivering to the |
17 | hotelkeeper of the hotel or inn, or a servant or employee, |
18 | baggage or other property of the guest for safekeeping elsewhere |
19 | than in the room assigned to the guest, to demand of the |
20 | hotelkeeper a check or receipt for the property to evidence the |
21 | fact of delivery. |
22 | § 1326. Other liability. |
23 | (a) Depository liability.--Except as provided in subsection |
24 | (b), the liability of the hotelkeeper, whether individual, |
25 | partnership or corporation, for property loss or damage to a |
26 | guest other than that described in sections 1323 (relating to |
27 | liability for property loss or damage) and 1324 (relating to |
28 | special arrangements for safe deposit of valuables) shall be |
29 | that of a depository for hire. |
30 | (b) Exception.--Notwithstanding subsection (a), the |
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1 | hotelkeeper shall not be liable in the case of loss or damage |
2 | caused by a fire not intentionally produced by the hotelkeeper. |
3 | (c) Limitation of liability.--Unless the hotelkeeper has |
4 | consented in writing to assume a greater liability, in no case |
5 | shall liability under this section exceed $150 for each trunk |
6 | and its contents, $50 for each valise and its contents, $10 for |
7 | each box, bundle or package and its contents and $50 for all |
8 | other miscellaneous effects, including wearing apparel and |
9 | personal belongings. |
10 | (d) Persons other than guests.--A hotelkeeper may hold |
11 | baggage or property at the risk of the owner if: |
12 | (1) The owner has forwarded the baggage or property to |
13 | the inn or hotel before becoming a guest and the baggage or |
14 | property has been received into the inn or hotel. |
15 | (2) The owner has allowed baggage or property to remain |
16 | in the inn or hotel after leaving as a guest and after the |
17 | relationship between the hotelkeeper and the guest has |
18 | ceased. |
19 | § 1327. Exemption from levy or sale. |
20 | The personal property of a guest at an inn or hotel, or of a |
21 | boarder at a boarding house where the property is in the |
22 | exclusive use of the boarder, when located on premises occupied |
23 | by the guest or border, shall be exempt from levy and sale on |
24 | distress for rent. |
25 | § 1328. Baggage. |
26 | (a) Hotelkeeper lien.--A hotelkeeper, whether individual, |
27 | partnership or corporation, shall have a lien on baggage and |
28 | other property located in and about the inn or hotel and |
29 | belonging to or under the control of a guest or boarder, for the |
30 | proper charges due for accommodation, board and lodging and for |
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1 | all money paid for or advanced to the guest or boarder. |
2 | (b) Limitation.--The amount of a lien under subsection (a) |
3 | shall not exceed $200. |
4 | (c) Right of hotelkeeper.--The hotelkeeper may detain the |
5 | baggage and other property until the amount of any charges due |
6 | has been paid. |
7 | (d) Exemption from attachment and execution.--Baggage and |
8 | other property shall be exempt from attachment or execution |
9 | until the hotelkeeper's lien and the cost of satisfying it are |
10 | satisfied. |
11 | § 1329. Baggage sale requirements. |
12 | (a) Public auction.--The hotelkeeper shall retain the |
13 | baggage or other property upon which a lien exists for a period |
14 | of 30 days, after which, if the lien is not satisfied, the |
15 | baggage or other property may be sold at public auction. |
16 | (b) Notice.--Notice of the public auction under subsection |
17 | (a) shall be provided by: |
18 | (1) providing a minimum of ten days' notice in a |
19 | newspaper of general circulation in the county where the inn |
20 | or hotel is situated; and |
21 | (2) mailing a copy of the notice, addressed to the guest |
22 | or boarder at the place of residence recorded in the register |
23 | of the inn or hotel. |
24 | § 1330. Sale proceeds. |
25 | (a) Duty of hotelkeeper.--After satisfying the lien and any |
26 | costs that may accrue, any residue remaining shall be paid to |
27 | the guest or border: |
28 | (1) on demand within six months; or |
29 | (2) if there is no demand, within six months from date |
30 | of the sale. |
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1 | (b) Deposit of residual funds.--The residue shall be |
2 | deposited by the hotelkeeper with the treasurer of the county in |
3 | which the inn or hotel is situated, together with a statement of |
4 | the claim of the hotelkeeper, the costs of enforcing the claim, |
5 | a copy of the published public auction notice and a report of |
6 | amounts received for the goods sold at the auction. |
7 | (c) Duty of county treasurer.--The county treasurer shall |
8 | credit the residue to the general revenue fund of the county, |
9 | subject to the right of the guest or boarder to reclaim it |
10 | within three years of the date of deposit with the treasurer. |
11 | SUBCHAPTER D |
12 | (RESERVED) |
13 | SUBCHAPTER E |
14 | SAFETY |
15 | Sec. |
16 | 1351. Tourist camp heater safety. |
17 | 1352. Crib safety. |
18 | 1353. Information concerning protection from fire. |
19 | § 1351. Tourist camp heater safety. |
20 | (a) General requirements.--The owner or operator of a |
21 | tourist camp where cabins or trailers are heated by stoves, gas |
22 | burners or any other heating device, except electrical |
23 | appliances, radiators and electric water heaters, shall install |
24 | adequate chimneys or other vents or outlets for escape of carbon |
25 | monoxide gas and other harmful or injurious gases generated by |
26 | the heating devices. |
27 | (b) Penalty.--Upon conviction in a summary proceeding, a |
28 | person who violates this section shall be sentenced to pay a |
29 | fine of not less than $10 or more than $25 or to imprisonment |
30 | for a term of not more than 30 days, or both, in the discretion |
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1 | of the court. |
2 | § 1352. Crib safety. |
3 | (a) Unsafe crib prohibition.--After August 20, 2010, no |
4 | hotel, motel or similar transient lodging facility shall offer |
5 | or provide for use or otherwise place in the stream of commerce |
6 | a full-size or nonfull-size crib that is unsafe for an infant |
7 | using the crib because it does not conform to section 3(c)(1), |
8 | (2) or (3) of the act of June 22, 2000 (P.L.339, No.39), known |
9 | as the Infant Crib Safety Act, or because it has a dangerous |
10 | feature or characteristic under section 3(d) of the Infant Crib |
11 | Safety Act. |
12 | (b) Penalty.--A hotel, motel or similar transient lodging |
13 | facility that willfully and knowingly violates subsection (a) |
14 | commits a summary offense which, upon conviction, shall be |
15 | punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000. |
16 | § 1353. Information concerning protection from fire. |
17 | The management of hotels and motels shall, upon the request |
18 | of travel agents and other persons interested in utilizing their |
19 | facilities, furnish information concerning the measures which |
20 | have been taken at the hotel or motel for protection from fire. |
21 | The information shall be provided in writing, free of charge, |
22 | and shall be in such detail as the Department of Labor and |
23 | Industry may prescribe by regulation. |
24 | Section 2. Repeals are as follows: |
25 | (1) The General Assembly declares that the repeals under |
26 | paragraph (2) are necessary to effectuate the addition of 48 |
27 | Pa.C.S. Ch. 13. |
28 | (2) The following acts and parts of acts are repealed: |
29 | (i) The act of May 7, 1855 (P.L.479, No.509), |
30 | entitled "An act to protect Keepers of Hotels, Inns and |
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1 | Boarding Houses." |
2 | (ii) The act of June 12, 1913 (P.L.481, No.318), |
3 | entitled "An act relating to inns and hotels; regulating |
4 | certain rights and liabilities of hotelkeepers and |
5 | innkeepers; and providing penalties for fraud against |
6 | innkeepers and hotelkeepers." |
7 | (iii) Section 3.3 of act of April 27, 1927 (P.L.465, |
8 | No.299), referred to as the Fire and Panic Act. |
9 | (iv) Section 404(4) of the act of April 6, 1951 |
10 | (P.L.69, No.20), known as The Landlord and Tenant Act of |
11 | 1951. |
12 | (v) The act of August 19, 1953 (P.L.1083, No.285), |
13 | entitled "An act requiring owners and operators of |
14 | tourist camps having heated cabins to provide adequate |
15 | chimneys or escape vents for harmful gases, and imposing |
16 | penalties." |
17 | (vi) The act of October 30, 1996 (P.L.732, No.131), |
18 | known as the Pennsylvania Innkeepers' Rights Act. |
19 | (vii) Sections 3(b) and 5 of the act of June 22, |
20 | 2000 (P.L.339, No.39), known as the Infant Crib Safety |
21 | Act. |
22 | Section 3. The following apply: |
23 | (1) The addition of 48 Pa.C.S. Ch. 13 is a continuation |
24 | of the following: |
25 | (i) The act of May 7, 1855 (P.L.479, No.509), |
26 | entitled "An act to protect Keepers of Hotels, Inns and |
27 | Boarding Houses." |
28 | (ii) The act of June 12, 1913 (P.L.481, No.318), |
29 | entitled "An act relating to inns and hotels; regulating |
30 | certain rights and liabilities of hotelkeepers and |
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1 | innkeepers; and providing penalties for fraud against |
2 | innkeepers and hotelkeepers." |
3 | (iii) Section 3.3 of act of April 27, 1927 (P.L.465, |
4 | No.299), referred to as the Fire and Panic Act. |
5 | (iv) Section 404(4) of the act of April 6, 1951 |
6 | (P.L.69, No.20), known as The Landlord and Tenant Act of |
7 | 1951. |
8 | (v) The act of August 19, 1953 (P.L.1083, No.285), |
9 | entitled "An act requiring owners and operators of |
10 | tourist camps having heated cabins to provide adequate |
11 | chimneys or escape vents for harmful gases, and imposing |
12 | penalties." |
13 | (vi) The act of October 30, 1996 (P.L.732, No.131), |
14 | known as the Pennsylvania Innkeepers' Rights Act. |
15 | (vii) Sections 3(b) and 5 of the act of June 22, |
16 | 2000 (P.L.339, No.39), known as the Infant Crib Safety |
17 | Act. |
18 | (2) Except as otherwise provided in 48 Pa.C.S. Ch. 13, |
19 | all activities initiated under the statutory provisions |
20 | referred to in paragraph (1) shall continue and remain in |
21 | full force and effect and may be completed under 48 Pa.C.S. |
22 | Ch. 13. Orders, regulations, rules and decisions which were |
23 | made under the statutory provisions referred to in paragraph |
24 | (1) and which are in effect on the effective date of section |
25 | 2 of this act shall remain in full force and effect until |
26 | revoked, vacated or modified under 48 Pa.C.S. Ch. 13. |
27 | Contracts, obligations and collective bargaining agreements |
28 | entered into under the statutory provisions referred to in |
29 | paragraph (1) are not affected nor impaired by the repeal of |
30 | the statutory provisions referred to in paragraph (1). |
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1 | (3) Any difference in language between 48 Pa.C.S. Ch. 13 |
2 | and the statutory provisions referred to in paragraph (1) is |
3 | intended only to conform to the style of the Pennsylvania |
4 | Consolidated Statutes and is not intended to change or affect |
5 | the legislative intent, judicial construction or |
6 | administration and implementation of the statutory provisions |
7 | referred to in paragraph (1). |
8 | Section 4. This act shall take effect in 60 days. |
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