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The record
- Jurisdiction
- Pennsylvania
- Level
- State
- Authority
- 35 Pa.C.S. § 7301(b), (f); Act 6 of 1974 and Act 91 of 1983 (mortgage foreclosure notice statutes); Landlord and Tenant Act of 1951, 68 P.S. § 250.101 et seq.; Manufactured Home Community Rights Act, 68 P.S. § 398.1 et seq.
- Issued
- 2020-05-07 May 7, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-05-11
- End
- 2020-07-10 (extended to Aug. 31, 2020 by PA-063) (read as 2020-07-10)
- In force
- May 11, 2020 to July 10, 2020
- Quarters
- 2020 Q22020 Q3
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Courts and public officesOther
- Addressees
- landlords
- mortgage lenders and servicers
- tenants and borrowers
- Functions reached
- SV servicing, collections and foreclosure
- PM property management (evictions)
- CL closings and title (foreclosure pipelines)
- CB tenants and borrowers
- Collection
- Pennsylvania PA
Operative words
Section 1: Commencing on May 11, 2020, the notice requirements mandated by Act 6 and Act 91 are stayed for 60 days, thereby tolling the ability to commence the timelines and necessary Act 6 and Act 91 compliance that must be satisfied prior to the initiation of foreclosure actions. All foreclosures requiring compliance with Act 6 and Act 91 cannot commence for 60 days until July 10, 2020.... Section 2: Commencing on May 11, 2020, the notice requirements mandated by the Landlord and Tenant Act of 1951 and the Manufactured Home Community Rights Act are stayed for 60 days...
Enforcement
35 Pa.C.S. § 7301(b); courts and magisterial district judges applying the stayed notice periods
Notes
Took over from the Supreme Court's judicial eviction stay (PA-087, PA-088) when it expired May 11, 2020; amended May 21, 2020 (PA-060) to limit scope to nonpayment and holdover cases.