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§ 250.514. Death of tenant

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 68 P.S. Real and Personal PropertyEffective: January 3, 2017

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 68 P.S. Real and Personal Property (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 8. Landlord and Tenant (Refs & Annos)
Landlord and Tenant Act of 1951 (Refs & Annos)
Article V. Recovery of Possession
Effective: January 3, 2017
68 P.S. § 250.514
§ 250.514. Death of tenant
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this act or law, and if the deceased tenant is the sole tenant of the residential unit, the executor or administrator of the estate of a tenant who dies during the term of a residential lease shall have the option to terminate the lease upon fourteen days' written notice to the landlord on the later of:
(1) the last day of the second calendar month that follows the calendar month in which the tenant died; or
(2) upon surrender of the rental unit and removal of all of the tenant's personal property.
(b) Nothing under this section shall be construed to relieve the tenant's estate of liability for rent money or any other debt incurred prior to the date of termination of the lease, including damages to the premises and any expenses the landlord may incur as a direct result of the tenant's death, except that the tenant's estate shall not be liable for damages or any other penalty for breach or inadequate notice as a result of terminating a lease under subsection (a).

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1951, April 6, P.L. 69, No. 20, § 514, added 2016, Nov. 2, P.L. 968, No. 116, § 1, effective in 60 days [Jan. 3, 2017].
68 P.S. § 250.514, PA ST 68 P.S. § 250.514
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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