PRINTER'S NO. 954
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
809
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY HELM, WATSON, TOOHIL, EVERETT, ROZZI, D. COSTA,
KORTZ, DAVIS, A. HARRIS, V. BROWN AND DIAMOND, MARCH 17, 2015
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT, MARCH 17, 2015
AN ACT
Amending Title 53 (Municipalities Generally) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in preemptions, providing for
occupation of dwelling units.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Title 53 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:
ยง 305. Occupation of dwelling units.
(a) General rule.--Except as provided in subsection (b), no
ordinance enacted by a municipality shall prohibit the
occupation of a dwelling unit based on:
(1) the individual's matriculation status; or
(2) the number of unrelated individuals sharing the
dwelling unit.
(b) Limitations.--The authorization in subsection (a) shall
be based on:
(1) reasonable and sufficient on-street and off-street
parking for the number of vehicles registered to or driven by
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the occupants of the dwelling unit;
(2) that no more than two individuals per bedroom may
occupy the dwelling unit; and
(3) that the dwelling unit does not have any unique
health and safety concerns or unresolved code violations.
(c) Remedy.--This section preempts any ordinance or
regulation insofar as it is inconsistent with this section,
regardless of the effective date of the ordinance or regulation.
(d) Definition.--As used in this section, the term
"matriculation" means the state of being enrolled in a
postsecondary educational institution, including reasonable
periods of time before and between periods of matriculation.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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