Is it legal for a landlord to terminate tenancy contract with a tenant because of their membership with a tenancy association?

Full question:

I live in a rented house and am a member of Pennsylvania tenants' association. Earlier, I was not an active member, but now I attend all the meetings of the tenants' association. Now that I have become an active member of the tenant’s association, my landlord wants to terminate the rental agreement. Can my landlord do so?

  • Category: Landlord Tenant
  • Subcategory: Lease Termination
  • Date:
  • State: Pennsylvania

Answer:

In Pennsylvania, a rental agreement may not be terminated on the grounds that the tenant has been participating in a tenants' organization or association. The relevant statutory provision in this regard is stated below.

68 P.S. § 250.205 reads:

“No individual unit lease on residential property shall be terminated or nonrenewed on the basis of the participation of any tenant or member of the tenant's family in a tenants' organization or association.”
 

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