PRINTER'S NO. 2064
No. 1704 Session of 1977
INTRODUCED BY CIMINI, GIAMMARCO, GOEBEL, MRKONIC, REED AND
McCLATCHY, OCTOBER 3, 1977
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND WELFARE, OCTOBER 3, 1977
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), entitled "An
2 act to consolidate, editorially revise, and codify the public
3 welfare laws of the Commonwealth," providing for rental
4 payments to landlords in certain cases.
5 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
6 hereby enacts as follows:
7 Section 1. The act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), known
8 as the "Public Welfare Code," is amended by adding a section to
9 read:
10 Section 408.1. Rental Payments.--If upon the petition of any
11 landlord and after a hearing, the county board finds that a
12 tenant who is a recipient of public assistance owes the landlord
13 rent, in an amount equal to or greater than three monthly rental
14 payments, then the board shall notify the department to deduct
15 an amount equal to two monthly rental payments from each monthly
16 assistance payment and pay the amounts deducted to the landlord
17 until such time as all the rent owed is paid.
18 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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