PRINTER'S NO. 2855
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
2028
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY ISAACSON, CALTAGIRONE, DELLOSO, DeLUCA, JOHNSON-
HARRELL, KENYATTA, McCLINTON, McNEILL, ROEBUCK, SCHLOSSBERG
AND ULLMAN, NOVEMBER 14, 2019
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON URBAN AFFAIRS, NOVEMBER 14, 2019
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 recovery of possession, further
providing for escrow funds limited.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 511.1 of 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 subsection to read:
Section 511.1. Escrow Funds Limited.--* * *
(d.1) No lease or rental agreement may contain a provision
which characterizes any security deposit, including a deposit or
fee for a pet, as nonrefundable.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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