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Statutes and Case Law

1/11/2022

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Statutes

• Fair Housing Act. 42 U.S.C. § 3601 et seq.
• Landlord and Tenant Act of 1951. 68 P.S. § 250.101, et seq.
• Manufactured Home Communities Rights Act, 68 P.S. § 398.1, et seq.
• Pennsylvania Human Relations Act, 43 Pa.C.S.A. §951 et seq.
• Pennsylvania Rent Withholding Act, 35 P.S. §1700-1, et seq.
• Plain Language Consumer Contract Act, 73 P.S. § 2201, et seq.
• Expedited Eviction of Drug Traffickers Act, 35 P.S. § 780-152
• Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act. 42 USC § 4851 et seq.
• Utility Service Tenants Rights Act, 66 Pa. C.S.A. § 1521, et seq.; 68 P.S. § 399.1, et seq.
• Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Section 504), 29 U.S.C. § 701 et seq. (Section related to nondiscrimination on the basis of disability in federally-funded housing is 29 U.S.C. § 794)
• Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law, 73 P.S. § 201 -1-201-9.

Cases

• Pugh v. Holmes, 405 A.2d 897 (Pa. 1979) (established an implied warranty of habitability into residential leases).
• Fair v. Negley, 390 A.2d 240 (Pa. Super. 1978) (noted that the warranty of habitability cannot be waived by a lease provision or by tenant agreement).
• Pagano v. Redevelopment Authority, 376 A.2d 999, 1004 (Pa. Super. 1971) (noting that a lease can be written or oral, express or implied).
• Wallace v. Pastore, 742 A.2d 1090 (Pa. Super. 1999) (noting that a landlord can be liable under UTPCPL for triple damages and attorney fees for failure to return a security deposit).
• Stonehedge Square Limited Partnership v. Movie Merchants, Inc., 715 A.2d 1082 (Pa. 1998) (holding that a non-breaching landlord has no duty to mitigate by seeking a replacement tenant).
• Beasley v. Freedman, 289 A.2d 1087 (Pa. Super. 1978) (noted that a breach of the implied warranty of habitability may be a basis for a tort claim for intentional infliction of emotional distress).
• Allegheny Clarklift v. Woodline, 514 A.2d 606 (Pa. Super. 1986) (holding that the distraint permitted under 68 P.S. § 250.302 is unconstitutional because it violates due process).
• Wofford v. Vavreck, 22 D&C 3d 444 (C.P. Crawford 1981) (holding that the self-help doctrine was a court-made procedure that is no longer applicable and the Landlord Tenant Act of 1951 provided the exclusive process for a recovery of possession of the premises for rental arrears).
​• Lebanon County Housing Authority v. Landeck, 967 A.2d 1009 (Pa. Super 2009) (listing elements of tenant’s reasonable accommodation request and holding tenant can request a reasonable accommodation during an appeal to the Court of Common Pleas).
2 Comments
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9/2/2022 10:24:32 am

Individuals should use these references as a guide and should conduct their own legal research prior to citing these cases and statutes in official proceedings. Thank you for the beautiful post!

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9/2/2022 10:44:29 am

The following citations are meant to serve as a helpful resource and should not be considered as legal advice or counsel. Thank you, amazing post!

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