Pennsylvania Code (Last Updated: April 5, 2016) |
Title 52. PUBLIC UTILITIES |
PART I. Public Utility Commission |
Subpart C. Fixed Service Utilities |
Chapter 56. Standards and Billing Practices for Residential UtilityService |
SubChapter E. TERMINATION OF SERVICE |
Section 56.121. [Reserved]
The provisions of this § 56.121 adopted June 16, 1978, effective June 17, 1978, 8 Pa.B. 1655; amended April 8, 1983, effective April 9, 1983, 13 Pa.B. 1250; reserved July 17, 1998, effective August 17, 1998, 28 Pa.B. 3379. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (205764) to (205765).
Notation
Landlords Failure to Pay
Emergency provisions found at 52 Pa. Code § § 56.11156.118 do apply to tenants where service is to be or has been terminated due to the landlords failure to pay his bill, and take precedence over the more general Landlord-Tenant provisions of 66 Pa.C.S. § § 15211533 (relating to discontinuance of service to leased premises) and the accompanying regulations at 52 Pa. Code § § 56.12156.126. Tenant Action Group v. Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, 514 A.2d 1003 (Pa. Cmwlth. 1986).