(a) General rule.--The notice required to be given to a landlord ratepayer pursuant to section 1523 (relating to notices before service to landlord terminated) shall contain the following information:
(1) The amount owed the utility by the landlord ratepayer for each affected account.
(2) The date on or after which service will be terminated.
(3) The date on or after which the company will notify tenants of the proposed termination of service and of their rights under sections 1527 (relating to right of tenants to continued service), 1529 (relating to right of tenant to recover payments) and 1531 (relating to retaliation by landlord prohibited).
(4) The obligation of the landlord ratepayer under section 1524 (relating to request to landlord to identify tenants) to provide the utility with the names and addresses of every affected tenant or to pay the amount due the utility or make an arrangement with the utility to pay the balance including a statement:
(i) That the list must be provided or payment or arrangement must be made within seven days of receipt of the notice.
(ii) Of the penalties and liability which the landlord ratepayer may incur under section 1532 (relating to penalties) by failure to comply.
(5) The right of the landlord ratepayer to stay the notification of tenants by filing a complaint with the commission disputing the right of the utility to terminate service.
(b) Service of notice.--Any one of the following procedures shall constitute effective notice to the landlord under section 1523:
(1) Notice by certified mail if the utility receives a return receipt signed by the landlord ratepayer or the agent of the landlord ratepayer.
(2) Notice by personal service of the landlord ratepayer or the agent of the landlord ratepayer on one business day and conspicuously posting at the landlord ratepayer's principal place of business or the business address which the landlord provided the utility as his address for receiving communications.
(3) Notice by first class mail to the landlord ratepayer only after an unsuccessful attempt at personal service on one business day. Notice by first class mail may occur on the same business day as the attempt at personal service.
(4) If the landlord ratepayer's place of business is located outside of this Commonwealth and no agent of the landlord ratepayer is located in the State, notice by certified mail and notice by first class mail to the landlord ratepayer on the same business day.
(July 2, 1993, P.L.379, No.54, eff. 60 days)
Cross References. Section 1525 is referred to in sections 1523, 1526 of this title.
Structure Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Chapter 15 - Service and Facilities
Section 1501 - Character of service and facilities
Section 1501.1 - Certain utilities prohibited from using foreign coal
Section 1502 - Discrimination in service
Section 1503 - Discontinuance of service
Section 1504 - Standards of service and facilities
Section 1506 - Copies of service contracts, etc., to be filed with commission
Section 1507 - Testing of appliances for measurement of service
Section 1508 - Reports of accidents
Section 1509 - Billing procedures
Section 1510 - Ownership and maintenance of natural and artificial gas service lines
Section 1511 - Electricity supplied to certain organizations
Section 1512 - Emergency response plans
Section 1522 - Applicability of subchapter
Section 1523 - Notices before service to landlord terminated
Section 1524 - Request to landlord to identify tenants
Section 1525 - Delivery and contents of termination notice to landlord
Section 1526 - Delivery and contents of first termination notice to tenants
Section 1527 - Right of tenants to continued service
Section 1528 - Delivery and contents of subsequent termination notice to tenants
Section 1529 - Right of tenant to recover payments
Section 1529.1 - Duty of owners of rental property
Section 1530 - Waiver of subchapter prohibited