PRINTER'S NO. 4321
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
2838
Session of
2020
INTRODUCED BY MADDEN, SCHLOSSBERG, CALTAGIRONE, CIRESI, DALEY,
DAVIDSON, A. DAVIS, T. DAVIS, DELLOSO, DONATUCCI, DRISCOLL,
FIEDLER, FREEMAN, GALLOWAY, GREEN, HANBIDGE, HILL-EVANS,
HOHENSTEIN, HOWARD, INNAMORATO, ISAACSON, KENYATTA, KIM,
KINSEY, KOSIEROWSKI, McCARTER, McNEILL, PASHINSKI, ROZZI,
SANCHEZ, SAPPEY, SCHWEYER, WILLIAMS, ZABEL, O'MARA AND
KRUEGER, SEPTEMBER 1, 2020
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER AFFAIRS, SEPTEMBER 1, 2020
AN ACT
Amending Title 35 (Health and Safety) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in Commonwealth services, providing
for rent recovery during COVID-19 disaster emergency.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Title 35 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:
ยง 7309. Rent recovery during COVID-19 disaster emergency.
(a) Payment plan.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, a landlord may not begin eviction proceedings during the
COVID-19 disaster emergency for a tenant without implementing a
rent payment plan in accordance with this section. A landlord
shall implement a rent payment plan for a tenant who is unable
to pay rent during the COVID-19 disaster emergency, if the
tenant provides documentation of any of the following to the
landlord:
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