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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
- Issued
- 2020-08-31 Aug. 31, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-09-01
- End
- 2020-12-31 by its terms; continued as the base plan by the extensions of Dec. 3, 2020 and 2021 and amended by the temporary orders of Nov. 20 and Dec. 3, 2020 and Feb. 24, Mar. 31 and Apr. 26, 2021 (read as 2021-06-30)
- In force
- Sept. 1, 2020 to June 30, 2021
- Quarters
- 2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Capacity limitFace-covering requirementCourts and public offices
- Addressees
- all court users
- landlords and tenants
- jurors
- Magisterial District Courts
- Pittsburgh Municipal Court
- Functions reached
- CT
- PM property management (eviction hearings delayed for rent-relief applications)
- CL
- OF
- Collection
- Pittsburgh MET-PIT
Operative words
All provisions of this Order apply through December 31, 2020.... Persons must wear masks or face coverings to enter and remain in any court facility... Jury trials in both the Civil and Criminal Divisions remain suspended until further Order of Court.... The number of people in the court facility shall be limited to ensure safe social distancing.... Effective September 1, 2020, all residential landlord tenant actions will be accepted for filing... Initial hearing dates for residential landlord tenant actions filed at the Magisterial District Courts where the action is based solely on non-payment of rent shall be scheduled at the latest available landlord tenant court date... and may be scheduled up to seven (7) days beyond the time limit set forth in Rule 504
Enforcement
Removal of non-compliant persons; postponement of hearings; court order.
Notes
Twenty-six page plan plus the landlord-tenant procedures order; recites that the emergency began March 16, 2020 and continues through December 31, 2020.