An Act amending the act of April 6, 1951 (P.L.69, No.20), known as The Landlord and Tenant Act of 1951, in recovery of possession, further providing for hearing, judgment, writ of possession and payment of rent by tenant.

PRINTER'S NO. 2582
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 2023
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY SCOTT, HILL-EVANS, SANCHEZ, CEPEDA-FREYTIZ,
FIEDLER, MAYES, D. WILLIAMS, MADDEN, GILLEN AND WAXMAN,
NOVEMBER 10, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT,
NOVEMBER 12, 2025
AN ACT
Amending the act of April 6, 1951 (P.L.69, No.20), entitled "An
act relating to the rights, obligations and liabilities of
landlord and tenant and of parties dealing with them and
amending, revising, changing and consolidating the law
relating thereto," in recovery of possession, further
providing for hearing, judgment, writ of possession and
payment of rent by tenant.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 503 of the act of April 6, 1951 (P.L.69,
No.20), known as The Landlord and Tenant Act of 1951, is amended
by adding a subsection to read:
Section 503. Hearing; Judgment; Writ of Possession; Payment
of Rent by Tenant.--* * *
(b.1) (1) The justice of the peace shall stay the execution
of a writ of possession of the real property, from day to day,
in the event of extreme weather conditions affecting the real
property, including:
(i) a temperature or next-day forecasted temperature of
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thirty-two degrees Fahrenheit or lower;
(ii) a winter storm warning or blizzard warning issued by
the National Weather Service;
(iii) a hurricane warning or tropical storm warning issued
by the National Weather Service; and
(iv) an excessive heat warning issued by the National
Weather Service.
(2) When a stay has been granted under this subsection, the
execution of the writ of possession for which the stay has been
granted shall be given priority and completed within five days
after the extreme weather conditions cease.
(3) This subsection shall apply to a tenant enrolled in any
of the following programs at the time of the service of the writ
of possession:
(i) Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program.
(ii) Medicaid.
(iii) Medicare.
(iv) Social Security Disability Insurance.
(v) Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women,
Infants and Children.
(vi) Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
(vii) Supplemental Security Income.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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