PRINTER'S NO. 4309
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
2827
Session of
2020
INTRODUCED BY RABB, CEPHAS, WEBSTER, BRIGGS, MURT, GALLOWAY,
CALTAGIRONE, KINSEY, TOOHIL, PASHINSKI, READSHAW, DRISCOLL,
WILLIAMS, SHUSTERMAN, NEILSON, SANCHEZ, YOUNGBLOOD, LEE,
T. DAVIS, KENYATTA, CIRESI, ROZZI, OTTEN, SCHWEYER, McCLINTON
AND MADDEN, AUGUST 31, 2020
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER AFFAIRS, AUGUST 31, 2020
AN ACT
Amending Title 35 (Health and Safety) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in COVID-19 disaster emergency,
providing for student tenant relief.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 57 of Title 35 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a subchapter to read:
SUBCHAPTER F
STUDENT TENANT RELIEF
Sec.
5751. Student tenant lease agreement termination.
ยง 5751. Student tenant lease agreement termination.
(a) General rule.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
law to the contrary, during the COVID-19 disaster emergency a
student tenant who is renting housing for purposes of attending
a school may terminate the lease agreement with no penalty or
repayment requirements if the student tenant provides evidence
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of one the following to the landlord:
(1) Proof that the student tenant has had an
interruption in their lease due to a school closing or a
school not opening.
(2) A letter from a physician or school medical staff
that states it is unsafe for the student tenant to return to
school or a rental property due to a medical condition that
places the student tenant at an increased risk for COVID-19.
(b) Definitions.---As used in this section, the following
words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this
subsection unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"School." A college, university, community college or other
institution of higher learning located in this Commonwealth.
"Student tenant." A student enrolled at a school.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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