PRINTER'S NO.  2211

  

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

  

HOUSE BILL

 

No.

1726

Session of

2011

  

  

INTRODUCED BY MATZIE, V. BROWN, CALTAGIRONE, CREIGHTON, DeLUCA, FREEMAN, GEORGE, HALUSKA, MAHONEY, MIRABITO, MULLERY, MUNDY, PASHINSKI, RAVENSTAHL, READSHAW, STABACK AND WAGNER, JUNE 25, 2011

  

  

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT, JUNE 25, 2011  

  

  

  

AN ACT

  

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Amending the act of June 2, 1959 (P.L.454, No.86), entitled, "An

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act permitting the recording of leases, subleases and

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agreements to lease or sublease; permitting the recording of

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memoranda thereof; prescribing the minimum contents of such

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memoranda; prescribing the effect of recording such

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instruments, including provisions thereof for the purchase of

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or refusal on the demised premises; and specifying that the

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recording of such a memorandum shall be a sufficient

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recording of the full lease, sublease, or agreement in

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connection with the assignment or mortgaging of the lessee's

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interest therein," further providing for indexing of leases,

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subleases, agreements and memoranda.

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The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

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hereby enacts as follows:

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Section 1.  Section 3 of the act of June 2, 1959 (P.L.454,

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No.86), entitled, "An act permitting the recording of leases,

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subleases and agreements to lease or sublease; permitting the

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recording of memoranda thereof; prescribing the minimum contents

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of such memoranda; prescribing the effect of recording such

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instruments, including provisions thereof for the purchase of or

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refusal on the demised premises; and specifying that the

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recording of such a memorandum shall be a sufficient recording

 


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of the full lease, sublease, or agreement in connection with the

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assignment or mortgaging of the lessee's interest therein," is

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amended to read:

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Section 3.  Any such lease, sublease, agreement or

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memorandum, so recorded, shall be indexed by the recording

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officer in the grantor index against the lessor therein named

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and in the grantee index against the lessee therein named. A gas

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lease, sublease, agreement or memorandum shall also be indexed

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by property address.

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Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.

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