Pennsylvania landlords who have judgments against residential tenants for unpaid rent and other lease charges can now collect these judgments by attaching up to 10% of the tenant’s wages.  An amendment to Title 42, Section 8127 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes authorizing this was passed by the Pennsylvania legislature in the final days of its 2002 lame duck session, and was signed into law by the Governor as Act 215 of 2002 on December 9th.

Obtaining access to wage attachment has been one of PROA’s primary goals since the organization was founded 15 years ago.  A number of years ago, we were successful in obtaining wage attachment for physical damages to rental units caused by tenant abuse.  Now, with the enactment of Act 215, this has been extended to include unpaid rent and other lease charges.  The new provision also applies to pre-existing unsatisfied judgments obtained before the act became effective.

Successful enactment of the new wage attachment provision was the result of intensive efforts by Pugliese Associates, lobbying on behalf of PROA.  Much credit goes to Kim Sokoloski of Pugliese Associates, who worked tirelessly in the effort.  John Baldwin (PROA Board Member from Erie) worked on drafting the legislation.  PROA also appreciates the efforts of our members who responded quickly when we requested letters and phone calls to legislators, often with very little notice.

This PDF file contains the above announcement, along with more information about the passage of this legislation.  A copy of the statute is also included, which is marked up to show the changes made by ACT 215.

Call to Action, 14 November 2002 

Please Contact Your Pennsylvania State Senator and ask them to vote in favor of Senate Bill 451

The bill would reduce the eviction time by 10 days!

You can find your State Senator’s contact information by going to this web address:  http://www2.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/findyourlegislator/find.cfm

For more information, go here.

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