PRINTER'S NO. 4330
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
2850
Session of
2020
INTRODUCED BY FIEDLER, INNAMORATO, LEE, GALLOWAY, ZABEL,
SANCHEZ, CALTAGIRONE, KINSEY, McCLINTON, DERMODY, STURLA,
YOUNGBLOOD, SOLOMON, DRISCOLL, HARRIS, SHUSTERMAN, GREEN,
FRANKEL, ROZZI, HOHENSTEIN, KENYATTA, DEASY, WILLIAMS,
MADDEN, DeLUCA, GAINEY, DALEY, COMITTA AND SCHLOSSBERG,
SEPTEMBER 1, 2020
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER AFFAIRS, SEPTEMBER 1, 2020
AN ACT
Amending Title 35 (Health and Safety) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in COVID-19 disaster emergency,
imposing a moratorium on evictions and foreclosures; and, in
Commonwealth services, further providing for general
authority of Governor.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 57 of Title 35 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a subchapter to read:
SUBCHAPTER F
MORATORIUM ON EVICTIONS AND FORECLOSURES
Sec.
5751. Imposition of moratorium.
§ 5751. Imposition of moratorium.
(a) General rule.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, residential evictions and foreclosures are suspended during
the COVID-19 disaster emergency. The moratorium period shall
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