Legal Question in Criminal Law in Pennsylvania

I live in PA with my son and his girlfriend. The home is owned by my son & the deed is in his sole name; the mortgage is in both their names. I pay rent to HER since she writes the checks for the household bills. Even though none of the circumstances have changed since I moved in, she has decided she doesn't want me or my pet here anymore, claiming my "being here" somehow "invades her privacy." She has an explosive, irrational temper. I am female, 54, permanently disabled due to deteriorating spine, and have just been hospitalized twice in a week for a new heart condition. I am awaiting a date for a procedure to hopefully correct it. Yesterday while son was at work, she began screaming at me out of the blue, cussing me, calling me horrible curse names, threw a hangar at me & spit in my face! I never raised my voice & repeatedly told her to leave me alone. Is spitting in my face or anything she did considered an assault or against the law in PA?


Asked on 8/27/14, 5:58 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
ANDREA G. TILLIS Law Offices of Andrea G. Tillis

What your son's girlfriend did to you is certainly insulting, but is not considered an assault under the Pennsylvania Crimes Code. If you want to be assured that she cannot get angry and throw you out, you should sign a lease with your son because he is the sole name on the deed and pay the rent by check directly to him.

Read more
Answered on 8/27/14, 6:18 am


Related Questions & Answers

More Criminal Law questions and answers in Pennsylvania