Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in Pennsylvania

Tenant Eviction by Landlord for Reporting Safety Issues

Can a landlord evict a tenant for reporting safety issues to local authorities or letting other tenants know about these safety issues? A neighbor has been reporting numerous safety violations in our building to local authorities. The property manager has been cited for some of these violations but many issues still exist. There was a recent burglary in the building and I found out about it from this tenant, not the property manager. The property manager has done nothing yet to increase the security of the building. This tenant said she received a letter from the property manager asking her to leave.


Asked on 7/17/08, 10:42 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
John Davidson Law Office of John A. Davidson

Re: Tenant Eviction by Landlord for Reporting Safety Issues

The term here is retaliation. Its against public policy (and there is case law to back it up) for a landlord to try to get a tenant to leave because they reported code violations.

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Answered on 7/17/08, 10:50 am


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