PRINTER'S NO. 3165
No. 2265 Session of 2005
INTRODUCED BY TANGRETTI, CALTAGIRONE, CRAHALLA, CREIGHTON,
DALLY, DeWEESE, FABRIZIO, GOOD, GOODMAN, HARHAI, HENNESSEY,
HERMAN, MANN, MARKOSEK, MICOZZIE, NAILOR, PISTELLA, REED,
SCAVELLO, SCHRODER, SOLOBAY, SURRA, J. TAYLOR, TIGUE,
WOJNAROSKI AND YOUNGBLOOD, NOVEMBER 22, 2005
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER AFFAIRS, NOVEMBER 22, 2005
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of April 6, 1951 (P.L.69, No.20), entitled "An
2 act relating to the rights, obligations and liabilities of
3 landlord and tenant and of parties dealing with them and
4 amending, revising, changing and consolidating the law
5 relating thereto," providing for disclosure of prior use for
6 the manufacturer of certain controlled substances.
7 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
8 hereby enacts as follows:
9 Section 1. The act of April 6, 1951 (P.L.69, No.20), known
10 as The Landlord and Tenant Act of 1951, is amended by adding a
11 section to read:
12 Section 207. Disclosure of Prior Use for the Manufacture of
13 Certain Controlled Substances.--For any lease subject to this
14 act, the landlord shall provide notice to a prospective tenant
15 if the property has been used for manufacturing methamphetamine,
16 ecstasy or lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD). The tenant shall
17 acknowledge receipt of the notice before signing a rental
18 agreement for the property, or in the case where there is no
1 written agreement, before taking possession of the property. The
2 notice shall be attached to the rental agreement, if any. If the
3 landlord does not fully comply with this section, the tenant
4 shall have the option to void the lease and the landlord shall
5 be subject to a civil penalty of one thousand dollars ($1,000)
6 and shall be liable for any harm resulting from failure to
7 comply with this section.
8 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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