HB 1441 Pennsylvania House · 2023-2024 Regular Session

An Act amending the act of April 6, 1951 (P.L.69, No.20), known as The Landlord and Tenant Act of 1951, providing for tenants' rights in cases of violence.

This bill expands tenant protections under the Landlord and Tenant Act of 1951 to provide stronger rights when tenants or their immediate family members are victims of violence. It broadens the definition of who qualifies as an immediate family or household member to include a wider range of relatives and partners, and it extends coverage to victims who live within 1,000 feet of the tenant's home or who were killed in a violent act. The legislation also allows tenants to request a temporary relocation from their rental unit if they have suffered physical or mental injury due to a violent crime, provided they submit specific documentation such as a restraining order, a police report, or a medical letter. Additionally, the bill reduces the time a landlord has to respond to such requests from 180 days to 120 days and clarifies the types of evidence tenants must provide to support their claims.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2023
Committee Review
Jun 2024
House Passage
Jun 2024
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jun 20, 2023 Last action Jun 30, 2024
Floor votes · House Jun 27, 2024

How they voted

101–78
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 180
Jun 27, 2024
D Democratic89
89 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican91
12 Yea 78 Nay 1
85% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
12
Key actions
3
Committee
5
Jun 30, 2024
Committee
Referred to Judiciary
upper
Jun 27, 2024
Lower · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
lower
Jun 27, 2024
Lower · Passed
Re-reported as committed
lower
Jun 26, 2024
Committee
Re-committed to Appropriations
lower
Nov 14, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported as committed
lower
Jun 20, 2023
Committee
Referred to Judiciary
lower
1 primary · 21 co-sponsors

Sponsors