35 Pa. Stat. § 780-162

Current through Pa Acts 2024-53, 2024-56 through 2024-111
Section 780-162 - Motion to enforce removal order and mandatory evictions
(a) General rule.--Any person authorized to bring an action under this act may move to enforce a removal order issued under this act.
(b) Expedited hearings.--A motion to enforce a removal order shall be heard on an expedited basis and within 15 days of the filing of the motion.
(c) Mandatory eviction.--The court shall order the immediate eviction of the tenant if it finds any of the following:
(1) The tenant has given permission to or invited any person removed or barred from the leased residential premises under this act to return to or reenter the leased residential premises.
(2) The tenant has failed to notify appropriate law enforcement or public housing authorities immediately upon learning that any person who had been removed and barred under this act has returned to or reentered the tenant's individual rental unit.
(3) The tenant has otherwise knowingly violated an express term or condition of any order issued by the court under this act.

35 P.S. § 780-162

1995, Oct. 11, P.L. 1066, No. 23 (Spec. Sess. No. 1), § 12, effective in 60 days.