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Order of the Governor Staying Notice Requirements for Specified Actions Related to the Dispossession of Property (extension to Aug. 31, 2020)

Order of the Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Staying Notice Requirements for Specified Actions Related to the Dispossession of Property

Governor Tom Wolf · Pennsylvania (State)

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Jurisdiction
Pennsylvania
Level
State
Authority
35 Pa.C.S. § 7301(b), (f); Act 6 of 1974; Act 91 of 1983; Landlord and Tenant Act of 1951; Manufactured Home Community Rights Act
Issued
2020-07-09 July 9, 2020
Effective
2020-07-10
End
2020-08-31
In force
July 10, 2020 to Aug. 31, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q3
Limitation types
Courts and public officesOther
Addressees
  • landlords
  • mortgage lenders and servicers
  • tenants and borrowers not receiving PHFA assistance
Functions reached
  • SV servicing and foreclosure
  • PM property management and evictions
  • CL title and closings
  • CB
Collection
Pennsylvania PA

Operative words

WHEREAS, on May 7, 2020, I issued an order staying the notice requirements of certain actions... [recites the federal VA, FHFA/Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac, FHA and USDA moratoria extended to August 31, 2020, and the CARES Act funds assigned to the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency (PHFA) for rental and mortgage assistance]... Section 1: Notice Requirements of Act 6 and 91 Suspended. Commencing on July 10, 2020, the notice requirements mandated by Act 6 and Act 91 are [stayed through August 31, 2020]... [Section 2: the Landlord and Tenant Act and Manufactured Home Community Rights Act notice requirements are likewise stayed through August 31, 2020]

Enforcement

35 Pa.C.S. § 7301(b); courts applying the stayed notice periods

Notes

The Commonwealth eviction and foreclosure moratorium thus ran May 11 - Aug. 31, 2020 (state layer), with the Supreme Court's judicial stay before it and the CDC order (Sept. 4, 2020; federal layer) after it.

Retrieval note

Text read; operative sections partly bracketed where the layout text breaks.