PRINTER'S NO. 3630
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
2923
Session of
2022
INTRODUCED BY GUENST, ISAACSON, HOHENSTEIN, DELLOSO, MADDEN,
HOWARD AND ABNEY, NOVEMBER 15, 2022
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, NOVEMBER 15, 2022
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 limitations on rent
increases; and imposing penalties.
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
LIMITATIONS ON RENT INCREASES
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
context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Duplex." A structure of one or more stories, including any
land appurtenant to the structure, in which exactly two units of
residential dwelling space are occupied, or are intended to be
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