Pennsylvania § 1522 - Applicability of subchapter.
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§ 1522. Applicability of subchapter.
(a) General rule.--This subchapter applies to public utilities as defined in paragraph (1)(i) and (ii) of the definition of "public utility" in section 102 (relating to definitions) and to public utility service rendered by those public utilities if the premises served constitute residential buildings as defined in section 1521 (relating to definitions).
(b) Municipal service beyond corporate limits.--
(1) Public utility service being furnished or rendered by a municipal corporation, or by the operating agencies of any municipal corporation, beyond its corporate limits shall be subject to the provisions of this subchapter establishing the procedures, rights, duties and remedies for the termination of service to landlord ratepayers.
(2) Tenants and landlord ratepayers of a dwelling unit in residential buildings or mobile home parks receiving public utility service being furnished or rendered by a municipal corporation, or by the operating agencies of any municipal corporation, beyond its corporate limits shall be subject to the provisions of this subchapter establishing the procedures, rights, duties and remedies for the termination of service, the right of the tenants to withhold rent, the prohibition of waiver and the prohibition against retaliation by the landlord ratepayer with respect to the public utility service.
(July 2, 1993, P.L.379, No.54, eff. 60 days)
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Section 1522 ("Applicability of subchapter.") is part of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, the codified statutory law of Pennsylvania. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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