PRINTER'S NO. 1369
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1051
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY DEAN, FRANKEL, DiGIROLAMO, KINSEY, SCHREIBER,
V. BROWN, SCHLOSSBERG, C. PARKER, CALTAGIRONE, BROWNLEE,
O'BRIEN, THOMAS, YOUNGBLOOD, McNEILL, KAVULICH, SCHWEYER,
M. DALEY, KIM, FARINA, FREEMAN, EVERETT, TOOHIL, MURT,
SANTARSIERO, QUINN, LEWIS, COHEN, FARRY AND ACOSTA,
APRIL 27, 2015
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON URBAN AFFAIRS, APRIL 27, 2015
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," providing for early release or termination
of lease because of domestic violence, sexual assault or
stalking.
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 an
article to read:
ARTICLE V-C
TENANTS' RIGHTS IN CASES OF
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT OR STALKING
Section 501-C. Definitions.
The following words and phrases when used in this article
shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
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