§ 7315.1. Early termination of housing rental agreement by military personnel
Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 51 Pa.C.S.A. Military AffairsEffective: September 2, 2004
Effective: September 2, 2004
51 Pa.C.S.A. § 7315.1
§ 7315.1. Early termination of housing rental agreement by military personnel
(a) General rule.--A member of the armed forces of the United States or a member of the Pennsylvania National Guard serving on full-time duty or as a civil service technician with a national guard unit may, through the procedure detailed in this subsection, terminate a housing rental agreement if the member or technician:
(b) Notice of termination.--Tenants who qualify to terminate a housing rental agreement under this section shall do so by serving on the landlord a written notice of termination effective not less than 30 days after receipt of the notice. Prior to the termination date, the tenant shall furnish the landlord with a copy of the official notification of the orders or a signed letter confirming the orders from the tenant's commanding officer.
(e) Rent paid in advance.--Rents or lease amounts paid in advance for a period after the effective date of the termination of the lease shall be refunded to the lessee by the lessor, or the lessor's assignee or the assignee's agent, within 30 days of the effective date of the termination of the lease.
(g) Tenant's obligations.--Nothing in this section shall affect the tenant's obligations under section 503-A of the act of April 6, 1951 (P.L. 69, No. 20),1 known as The Landlord and Tenant Act of 1951.
(1) Any person who knowingly seizes, holds or detains the personal effects, security deposit or other property of a servicemember or a servicemember's dependent who lawfully terminates a lease covered by this section, or who knowingly interferes with the removal of such property from premises covered by such lease, for the purpose of subjecting or attempting to subject any of such property to a claim for rent accruing subsequent to the date of termination of such lease, or attempts to do so, commits a summary offense.
Credits
2004, July 4, P.L. 507, No. 65, § 1, effective Sept. 2, 2004.
Footnotes
68 P.S. § 250.503-A.
51 Pa.C.S.A. § 7315.1, PA ST 51 Pa.C.S.A. § 7315.1
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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