Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Chapter 15 - Service and Facilities
Section 1529 - Right of tenant to recover payments


Any tenant who has made a payment to a utility on account of nonpayment of charges by the landlord ratepayer pursuant to this subchapter may subsequently recover the amount paid to the utility either by deducting the amount from any rent or payment on account of taxes or operating expenses then or thereafter due from the tenant to the person to whom he would otherwise pay his rent or by obtaining reimbursement from the landlord ratepayer.

Cross References. Section 1529 is referred to in sections 1525, 1531 of this title.

Structure Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes

Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes

Title 66 - PUBLIC UTILITIES

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 1505 - Proper service and facilities established on complaint; authority to order conservation and load management programs

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 1521 - Definitions

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

Section 1531 - Retaliation by landlord prohibited

Section 1532 - Penalties

Section 1533 - Petition to appoint receiver