PRINTER'S NO. 986
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
900
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY DEAN, MURT, FREEMAN, DRISCOLL, DAVIS, V. BROWN,
SCHLOSSBERG, O'NEILL, McNEILL, FRANKEL, O'BRIEN, STURLA AND
DeLUCA, MARCH 16, 2017
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON URBAN AFFAIRS, MARCH 16, 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 recovery of possession, providing for
early termination of leases by individuals with disabilities
and senior citizens.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. 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
section to read:
Section 515. Early Termination of Leases by Individuals with
Disabilities and Senior Citizens.--(a) Notwithstanding any
other provision of this act or law, a tenant of a residential
unit may terminate the lease prior to the date provided in the
lease by providing the landlord of the residential unit with the
information specified in subsection (b) if the tenant:
(1) has a disability or is a senior citizen; and
(2) is either:
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