Phil. Cnty. Pa. 134
If a tenant has filed a complaint which has been accepted by the Fair Housing Commission prior to the date a complaint in eviction is filed by the landlord, the Court shall continue the case for a sufficient period to enable the Commission to hold its hearings.
In those cases where the Landlord has filed his complaint in Municipal Court for eviction, the Fair Housing Commission will not accept a complaint from a tenant prior to the date of the eviction hearing. The judge hearing Landlord and Tenant cases will make the initial determination as to whether a matter should be sent to Fair Housing. Those cases (1) where the tenant can prove that there is no rent delinquency and proof is presented of outstanding L & I violations (a copy of the L & I Report or an affidavit from Tenant's counsel will be sufficient), or (2) those cases where there is no rent delinquency and the tenant claims retaliatory eviction shall be continued for at least sixty (60) days to a date certain and the tenant instructed to file a complaint with the Fair Housing Commission.
Phil. Cnty. Pa. 134