PRINTER'S NO. 3149
No. 2389 Session of 1982
INTRODUCED BY JOHNSON, NOYE, DAIKELER, MERRY AND SNYDER,
APRIL 13, 1982
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS AND COMMERCE, APRIL 13, 1982
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of April 6, 1951 (P.L.69, No.20), entitled "An
2 act relating to the rights, obligations and liabilities of
3 landlord and tenant and of parties dealing with them and
4 amending, revising, changing and consolidating the law
5 relating thereto," further providing for recovery of rent by
6 assumpsit.
7 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
8 hereby enacts as follows:
9 Section 1. Section 301, act of April 6, 1951 (P.L.69,
10 No.20), known as "The Landlord and Tenant Act of 1951," is
11 amended to read:
12 Section 301. Recovery of Rent by Assumpsit.--Any landlord
13 may recover from a tenant rent in arrears in an action of
14 assumpsit as debts of similar amount are by law recoverable. In
15 any such action, interest at the legal rate on the amount of
16 rent due may be allowed if deemed equitable under the
17 circumstances of the particular case. If the tenant fails to
18 appear at the hearing or contact the court, such inaction shall
19 be construed as a waiver, and further notice of subsequent legal
1 proceedings of that claim need not be given.
2 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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