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- Jurisdiction
- Fifth Judicial District of Pennsylvania (Allegheny County) · Pittsburgh · Pennsylvania
- Level
- Court
- Authority
- Pa.R.J.A. No. 1952(B)(2); No. 23 WM 2020; Governor's Order of July 9, 2020 staying notice requirements for dispossession of property
- Issued
- 2020-08-07 Aug. 7, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-08-07 (immediately) (read as 2020-08-07)
- End
- 2020-08-31
- In force
- Aug. 7, 2020 to Aug. 31, 2020
- Quarters
- 2020 Q3
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Courts and public offices
- Addressees
- landlords
- Magisterial District Courts
- Court of Common Pleas
- Functions reached
- PM property management (no new eviction filings)
- CL
- CB landlords
- Collection
- Pittsburgh MET-PIT
Operative words
The commencement of new residential landlord tenant actions where the eviction is based solely on non-payment of rent or on a tenant holding over or exceeding the term of a lease shall be temporarily prohibited whether or not the lease includes a waiver of a 'notice to quit' provision. This Order applies to actions at both the Magisterial District Courts and the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas. This Order is effective immediately and will remain in effect through August 31, 2020.
Enforcement
Filings not accepted; court order.
Notes
Fills the gap left by leases waiving notice to quit under the Governor's July 9, 2020 order.