Current through Pa Acts 2024-53, 2024-56 through 2024-111
Section 250.505-A - Use of illegal drugs(a) The following acts relating to illegal drugs shall be a breach of condition of the lease and shall be grounds for removal of the tenant from a single-family dwelling, apartment, multiple dwelling premises or tenement building: (1) The first conviction for an illegal sale, manufacture or distribution of any drug in violation of the act of April 14, 1972 (P.L. 233, No. 64), known as "The Controlled Substance, Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act," on a single-family dwelling or any portion of the multiple dwelling premises or tenement;(2) The second violation of any of the provisions of "The Controlled Substance, Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act" on a single-family dwelling or any portion of the multiple dwelling premises or tenement;(3) The seizure by law enforcement officials of any illegal drugs on the leased premises in the single-family dwelling or multiple dwelling premises or tenement.(b) Failure to remove any tenant for violation of any of the provisions of subsection (a) shall not act as a waiver of the landlord's rights with regard to the same or any other tenant relating to any subsequent acts.1951, April 6, P.L. 69, No. 20, § 505-A, added 1990, Dec. 20, P.L. 1465, No. 221, § 2, effective in 60 days. Editorially renumbered from § 250.555 in 1993.