PRINTER'S NO. 2102
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1593
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY HANNA, CALTAGIRONE, THOMAS, SCHWEYER, HILL-EVANS,
PASHINSKI, O'BRIEN AND MADDEN, JUNE 21, 2017
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON URBAN AFFAIRS, JUNE 21, 2017
AN ACT
Amending the act of April 6, 1951 (P.L.69, No.20), entitled "An
act relating to the rights, obligations and liabilities of
landlord and tenant and of parties dealing with them and
amending, revising, changing and consolidating the law
relating thereto," in preliminary provisions, further
providing for definitions.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 102 of the act of April 6, 1951 (P.L.69,
No.20), known as The Landlord and Tenant Act of 1951, is amended
by adding a definition to read:
Section 102. Definitions.--As used in this act--
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"Actual damages" means the cost incurred by a landlord to
repair damage to a leasehold premises, which may include, but
not be limited to, materials or services purchased directly by a
landlord, a third-party contractor or other tradesperson, and
the reasonable cost for an administrative employee, tradesperson
or management company to either repair or inspect damage.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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