Pennsylvania Habitability / warranty of habitability
What is the warranty of habitability in Pennsylvania?
There is no Pennsylvania statute stating the implied warranty of habitability in the Landlord and Tenant Act of 1951 (68 P.S. 250.101 et seq.). Reviewed by full-text search. The warranty comes from case law (Pugh v. Holmes, 486 Pa. 272 (1979)); the opinion could not be fetched from a free court source. AG guidance (labelled, not law): the Attorney General's guide says every residential lease includes an unwaivable implied warranty of habitability.
Verified Source: the Landlord and Tenant Act of 1951 (68 P.S. 250.101 et seq.) · last checked 2026-10-23
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