Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania: statutes read at the official source for people acting for themselves, each with its citation and the date it was read.
Acting for yourself
Office of attorney at law
42 Pa.C.S. § 2524 · palegis.us · read 2026-08-19 · official source
Renting and landlord-tenant
No landlord-tenant provision has been read at Pennsylvania’s own code yet, so none is shown. An empty section here means nobody checked, never no law exists.
How long you have to bring a claim
| Kind of claim | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|
| written contract | 4 years | 42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5525(a)(8) · read 2026-08-21 |
| oral contract | 4 years | 42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5525(a)(3) · read 2026-08-21 |
| personal injury | 2 years | 42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5524(2) · read 2026-08-21 |
| property damage | 2 years | 42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5524(3), (4) · read 2026-08-21 |
Limitation periods have exceptions: when the clock starts (accrual), tolling, discovery rules, and claims against government bodies often differ. These entries record the general period as the statute states it, on the date read. They are not a calculation of any particular deadline.
Not verified: Wage claims and debt-on-account not read. § 5527 (six-year limitation) was opened but its residual catch-all clause could not be located in the retrieved text, so no general residual period is recorded for Pennsylvania.
Court decisions from Pennsylvania
Pugh v. Holmes
we find that the doctrine of caveat emptor has outlived its usefulness and must be abolished, and that, in order to keep in step with the realities of modern day leasing, it is appropriate to adopt an implied warranty of habitability in residential leases
Pennsylvania's Supreme Court abolished caveat emptor for residential leases and adopted the implied warranty of habitability.
486 Pa. 272, 405 A.2d 897 (1979) · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · read 2026-08-21 · official source
What this page is, and is not
Everything above was read at the source named next to it, on the date named next to it. Nothing is summarised from memory and nothing is carried over from a neighbouring state. Statutes are amended, so read the source before relying on it.
This is general legal information about Pennsylvania. It is not advice about your situation, and it is not a substitute for the advice of an attorney.