PRINTER'S NO. 2045
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1804
Session of
2021
INTRODUCED BY SIMS, BENHAM, DALEY, MADDEN, HOHENSTEIN, KINSEY,
McNEILL, SANCHEZ, DELLOSO, CIRESI AND LEE, AUGUST 24, 2021
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER AFFAIRS, AUGUST 24, 2021
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 tenement buildings and multiple
dwelling premises, providing for visual smoke alarms, fire
alarm systems and carbon monoxide detectors.
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 506-A. Visual Smoke Alarms, Fire Alarm Systems and
Carbon Monoxide Detectors.--(a) If a tenant of an apartment or
dwelling unit is deaf or hard of hearing or is unable to hear a
smoke alarm sound, fire alarm system or carbon monoxide
detector, the landlord shall install a visual smoke alarm, fire
alarm system or carbon monoxide detector free of charge to the
tenant.
(b) A landlord may not discriminate against a tenant of an
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apartment or dwelling or applicant for tenancy of an apartment
or dwelling based on being deaf or hard of hearing.
(c) As used in this section, the following words and phrases
shall have the meanings given to them in this subsection:
"Deaf or hard of hearing." A loss of hearing verified by a
licensed physician and accompanied by appropriate documentation.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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