PRINTER'S NO. 1720
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1574
Session of
2021
INTRODUCED BY ISAACSON, T. DAVIS, DELLOSO, HOHENSTEIN, HOWARD,
NEILSON, SANCHEZ, SIMS AND WEBSTER, JUNE 8, 2021
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER AFFAIRS, JUNE 8, 2021
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," in creation of leases and statute of
frauds and mortgaging of leaseholds, providing for rental
applications.
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 a
section to read:
Section 207. Rental Applications. --( a) A landlord or the
landlord's agent may not charge a rental application fee of more
than twenty dollars ($20) to apply to enter into a rental
agreement for a residential dwelling unit.
(b) A landlord or the landlord's agent may only use a rental
application fee to conduct a background check on the applicant.
A background check under this subsection shall include a check
of the applicant's criminal history record and credit score.
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(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit a
person from charging a rental application fee to apply to enter
into a rental agreement for commercial or nonresidential
property.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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