Bill > SB1333

This bill amends the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes to provide for the unlawful possession and sale or lease of property, as well as unauthorized occupancy of dwellings. It creates new offenses, such as "unlawful possession of a dwelling" and "fraudulent sale or lease of residential real property," which are graded as felonies. The bill also establishes a process for property owners to remove unauthorized individuals from their dwellings by submitting a sworn affidavit to law enforcement. The bill sets forth the required elements of the affidavit, the process for law enforcement to serve notice and potentially remove the unauthorized individual, and provisions for civil liability and fees. Additionally, the bill specifies that the removal of a "squatter" (an individual occupying a dwelling without a lease or rental agreement) does not require an eviction action.