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House Co-Sponsorship Memoranda
House of Representatives
Session of 2015 - 2016
Regular Session
MEMORANDUM
| Posted: | January 7, 2015 02:51 PM |
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| From: | Representative Tina M. Davis |
| To: | All House members |
| Subject: | Tenants’ Right to Disclosure (former HB 1744) |
| In the near future, I will be reintroducing legislation – former House Bill 1744 – that would amend the Landlord and Tenant Act of 1951 to require landlords to provide a certified copy of foreclosure notices to all tenants of the property. My proposal inserts a new article, titled Tenants’ Right to Disclosure, into the Act of April 6, 1951 (P.L. 69, No. 20), known as the Landlord and Tenant Act of 1951, which compels landlords to provide fixed-term tenants with a certified copy of a foreclosure notice at least 60 days prior to the termination date specified in the notification. In addition, landlords must provide month-to-month and week-to-week tenants with certified documentation at least 30 days prior to the termination date. Currently, landlords are not required to provide notice to tenants when a foreclosure notice has been delivered to the property owner. As a result, tenants are forced to remove their personal property and relocate to a new residence at the time of the foreclosure without adequate time to make arrangements. This experience can be overwhelming for individuals and families, and result in long-term financial hardship and emotional distress. It is our duty, as public servants, to protect renters, especially our most vulernable populations, from this difficult, and sometimes traumatic experience. Please join me in co-sponsoring this legislation to ensure that tenants, in the event of foreclosure, have proper foreclosure notice from their landlords and are protected from undue hardship. |
Introduced as HB2417