HB 344 — 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 parking provisions in lease.

PRINTER'S NO.    299

                     THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                         HOUSE BILL
                         No. 344
                                               Session of
                                                 2025

     INTRODUCED BY GREEN, GIRAL, HOWARD, SANCHEZ, HILL-EVANS, CIRESI
        AND KENYATTA, JANUARY 27, 2025

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT,
        JANUARY 27, 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 parking
 7      provisions in lease.
 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.    Parking Provisions in Lease.--(a)   (1)   A
14   landlord shall state in a lease whether parking is provided for
15   a tenant. If the landlord provides parking to the tenant, the
16   landlord shall state in the lease whether the tenant is required
17   to pay a fee for the provision of parking and, if so, the amount
18   of the fee.
19      (2)   A landlord may not change or add a fee associated with
20   the provision of parking for the duration of a lease with a
 1   tenant.
 2      (b)    A tenant may file a complaint with a lower court if a
 3   violation of subsection (a) occurs.
 4      (c)    If the lower court determines that a landlord violated
 5   subsection (a), the landlord shall be required to pay parking
 6   costs incurred by the tenant for the duration of the lease, as
 7   determined by the lower court.
 8      (d)    As used in this section, the term "lower court" shall
 9   mean a district justice, magistrate or any other court having
10   jurisdiction over landlord and tenant matters. The term does not
11   include a court of common pleas.
12      Section 2.   This act shall take effect in 60 days.




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