PA Landlord / Tenant Law

Primary sources of law are constitutions, statutes, regulations, and cases. Lawmaking powers are divided among three branches of government: executive; legislative; and judicial.

1.  Statutes (State laws):

Purdon’s Pennsylvania Statutes, Annotated 

• PENNSYLVANIA:  THE LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT OF 1951 Act of Apr. 6, 1951, P.L. 69, No. 20 Cl. 68
• Title 68, Real and Personal Property;
• Chapter 8, Landlord and Tenant; Section 250.101 et.seq. 
   

2.  Administrative Codes and Regulations:

Pennsylvania Code

• Title 246, Minor Courts Civil Rules

Pennsylvania Bulletin 

Pennsylvania Rules of Court  Magisterial District Judges. Rule 501-582. 
 

3.  PA Cases:

            West’s Pennsylvania Digest 2d  Landlord and Tenant