Pennsylvania § 6907 - Rent reduction.
Full text of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes § 6907 — Rent reduction., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 6907. Rent reduction.
(a) General rule.--If any lessee who has signed a rental-purchase agreement experiences an interruption or reduction of 25% or more of income due to involuntary job loss, involuntary reduced employment, illness, pregnancy or disability after two-thirds or more of the total amount of the rental payments necessary to acquire ownership under the agreement has been paid, the lessor shall reduce the amount of each rental payment by:
(1) the percentage of the reduction in the lessee's income; or
(2) fifty percent, whichever is less, for the period during which the lessee's income is interrupted or reduced.
(b) Number of payments.--If payments are reduced, the total dollar amount of payments necessary to acquire ownership shall not be increased, but the number of payments necessary to acquire ownership shall be increased accordingly and the rights and duties of the lessor and the lessee shall not otherwise be affected.
(c) Income restored.--When the lessee's income is restored, the lessor may increase the amount of rental payments, but in no event shall rental payments exceed the originally disclosed amount of rental payments.
Frequently Asked Questions About Pennsylvania § 6907
What does Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes § 6907 cover?
Section 6907 ("Rent reduction.") 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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