HB 1034 — An Act amending the act of April 6, 1951 (P.L.69, No.20), known as The Landlord and Tenant Act of 1951, in creation of leases, statute of frauds and mortgaging of leaseholds, providing for payments for utility services.

Bill text

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PRINTER'S NO.   1118

                     THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                         HOUSE BILL
                         No. 1034
                                               Session of
                                                 2025

     INTRODUCED BY ABNEY, HILL-EVANS, WAXMAN, MAYES, FREEMAN, MADDEN,
        GIRAL, SANCHEZ, KAZEEM, CEPEDA-FREYTIZ, INGLIS, D. WILLIAMS,
        KENYATTA, BELLMON, CERRATO, RIVERA, DOUGHERTY, VENKAT,
        MERSKI, STEELE AND DEASY, MARCH 24, 2025

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER PROTECTION, TECHNOLOGY AND
        UTILITIES, MARCH 24, 2025


                                    AN ACT
 1   Amending the act of April 6, 1951 (P.L.69, No.20), entitled "An
 2      act relating to the rights, obligations and liabilities of
 3      landlord and tenant and of parties dealing with them and
 4      amending, revising, changing and consolidating the law
 5      relating thereto," in creation of leases, statute of frauds
 6      and mortgaging of leaseholds, providing for payments for
 7      utility services.
 8      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
 9   hereby enacts as follows:
10      Section 1.    The act of April 6, 1951 (P.L.69, No.20), known
11   as The Landlord and Tenant Act of 1951, is amended by adding a
12   section to read:
13      Section 207.    Payments for Utility Services.--A landlord that
14   requires a tenant to make payments for water, sewer, gas or
15   electric utility services directly to the landlord shall:
16      (1)   Use a written lease that provides notice that the tenant
17   is responsible for making payments for water, sewer, gas or
18   electric utility services directly to the landlord.
19      (2)   Within five days of a request by the tenant, provide a
1   copy of the bill for water, sewer, gas or electric utility
2   services to the tenant.
3      Section 2.   This act shall take effect in 90 days.




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0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)

By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no

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1. 2026-05-20 · was referred to Pennsylvania House Consumer Protection, Technology And Utilities Committee · pa-leg
2. 2025-03-24 · cosponsored by Sean Dougherty (cosponsor) · sponsorship
3. 2025-03-24 · cosponsored by Perry S. Warren (cosponsor) · sponsorship
4. 2025-03-24 · cosponsored by Mandy Steele (cosponsor) · sponsorship
5. 2025-03-24 · sponsored by Aerion Abney (sponsor) · sponsorship
6. 2025-03-24 · cosponsored by G. Roni Green (cosponsor) · sponsorship
7. 2025-03-24 · cosponsored by Jose Giral (cosponsor) · sponsorship
8. 2025-03-24 · cosponsored by Kyle Donahue (cosponsor) · sponsorship
9. 2025-03-24 · cosponsored by Arvind Venkat (cosponsor) · sponsorship
10. 2025-03-24 · cosponsored by Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz (cosponsor) · sponsorship
11. 2025-03-24 · cosponsored by Daniel J. Deasy (cosponsor) · sponsorship
12. 2025-03-24 · cosponsored by Carol Kazeem (cosponsor) · sponsorship
13. 2025-03-24 · cosponsored by Nikki Rivera (cosponsor) · sponsorship
14. 2025-03-24 · cosponsored by Dan K. Williams (cosponsor) · sponsorship
15. 2025-03-24 · cosponsored by Maureen E. Madden (cosponsor) · sponsorship
16. 2025-03-24 · cosponsored by Melissa Cerrato (cosponsor) · sponsorship
17. 2025-03-24 · cosponsored by Malcolm Kenyatta (cosponsor) · sponsorship
18. 2025-03-24 · cosponsored by La'Tasha D. Mayes (cosponsor) · sponsorship
19. 2025-03-24 · cosponsored by III John C. Inglis (cosponsor) · sponsorship
20. 2025-03-24 · cosponsored by Benjamin V. Sanchez (cosponsor) · sponsorship
21. 2025-03-24 · cosponsored by Robert Freeman (cosponsor) · sponsorship
22. 2025-03-24 · cosponsored by Carol Hill-Evans (cosponsor) · sponsorship
23. 2025-03-24 · cosponsored by Anthony A. Bellmon (cosponsor) · sponsorship
24. 2025-03-24 · cosponsored by MaryLouise Isaacson (cosponsor) · sponsorship
25. 2025-03-24 · cosponsored by Robert E. Merski (cosponsor) · sponsorship
26. 2025-03-24 · cosponsored by Ben Waxman (cosponsor) · sponsorship