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§ 250.505-A. Use of illegal drugs

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 68 P.S. Real and Personal Property

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-a. Tenement Buildings and Multiple Dwelling Premises
68 P.S. § 250.505-A
§ 250.505-A. Use of illegal drugs
Currentness
(a) The following acts relating to illegal drugs shall be a breach of condition of the lease and shall be grounds for removal of the tenant from a single-family dwelling, apartment, multiple dwelling premises or tenement building:
(1) The first conviction for an illegal sale, manufacture or distribution of any drug in violation of the act of April 14, 1972 (P.L. 233, No. 64),1 known as “The Controlled Substance, Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act,” on a single-family dwelling or any portion of the multiple dwelling premises or tenement;
(2) The second violation of any of the provisions of “The Controlled Substance, Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act” on a single-family dwelling or any portion of the multiple dwelling premises or tenement;
(3) The seizure by law enforcement officials of any illegal drugs on the leased premises in the single-family dwelling or multiple dwelling premises or tenement.
(b) Failure to remove any tenant for violation of any of the provisions of subsection (a) shall not act as a waiver of the landlord's rights with regard to the same or any other tenant relating to any subsequent acts.

Credits

1951, April 6, P.L. 69, No. 20, § 505-A, added 1990, Dec. 20, P.L. 1465, No. 221, § 2, effective in 60 days. Editorially renumbered from § 250.555 in 1993.

Footnotes

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35 P.S. § 780-101 et seq.
68 P.S. § 250.505-A, PA ST 68 P.S. § 250.505-A
Current through Act 11 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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