URGENT FOR PENNSYLVANIA LANDLORDS - REDUCE THE EVICTION TIMELINE

[Dorothy Butala]

Are you a landlord in Pennsylvania? Do you hate how long the eviction process takes? If so, read on!

LETTERS NEEDED! If you want to reduce the time it takes to evict a tenant by 10 days, please take action with the following information! Please send a letter in SUPPORT of House Bill 1875, which would reduce the time required to evict a non-paying tenant by 10 days. This does not interfere with the due process afforded to tenants, but rather overlaps the 10 day appeal period with the 10 day writ of possession. As it stands right now, those periods runs in succession of each other.  This 10 day reduction will reduce the amount of times eviction hearings move into the next month.   The bill is scheduled to be voted on by the PA House Urban Affairs Committee within a few days, so it is important to act on this IMMEDIATELY! If you are not a member of the Apartment Association, contact me and I will send you a sample letter.  The sample letter is for your guidance. Do not simply copy the sample letter. Write your letter in your own words, using the same talking points. Your letter should be addressed to: Honorable Mark K. Keller, Chair House Urban Affairs Committee 108 Ryan Office Building P.O. Box 202086 Harrisburg, PA 17120-2086 A second copy of your letter should be addressed to: Honorable Michael H. O'Brien Democratic Chair House Urban Affairs Committee 302 Main Capitol Building P.O. Box 202175 Harrisburg, PA 17120-2175 To eliminate mailing time, sign both copies of the letter, then scan them to PDF format. E-mail them to Rick Allan, our lobbyist in Harrisburg, to be printed and then hand-delivered to the two chairmen. Rick Allan's e-mail address is: rick @ puglieseassociates.com The bill is already scheduled for a vote, SO PLEASE ACT IMMEDIATELY!