PRINTER'S NO. 4352
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
2836
Session of
2020
INTRODUCED BY FIEDLER, A. DAVIS, CEPHAS, HILL-EVANS, GALLOWAY,
ZABEL, CALTAGIRONE, CIRESI, KINSEY, McCLINTON, DERMODY,
STURLA, YOUNGBLOOD, SOLOMON, DRISCOLL, HARRIS, SHUSTERMAN,
GREEN, SANCHEZ, ROZZI, DeLUCA, KENYATTA, DEASY, MADDEN,
WILLIAMS, DALEY, COMITTA, SCHLOSSBERG, RABB, ISAACSON,
HOHENSTEIN, BULLOCK, KRUEGER AND LEE, SEPTEMBER 14, 2020
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER AFFAIRS, SEPTEMBER 14, 2020
AN ACT
Amending Title 35 (Health and Safety) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in COVID-19 disaster emergency,
imposing a moratorium on evictions and foreclosures; and, in
Commonwealth services, further providing for general
authority of Governor.
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
MORATORIUM ON EVICTIONS AND FORECLOSURES
§ 5751. Imposition of moratorium.
(a) General rule.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, residential evictions and foreclosures are suspended during
the COVID-19 disaster emergency. The moratorium period shall
extend until December 31, 2020.
(b) Applicability.--The moratorium under subsection (a)
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