In Pennsylvania, parties to litigation are responsible for their own legal fees and costs unless they otherwise contractually agree that the prevailing party will be reimbursed for such fees and costs at the conclusion of litigation.
In a decision handed down earlier this year in Bayne v. Smith , the Superior Court of Pennsylvania allowed a landlord to collect attorney fees from a defaulting tenant in accordance with the terms of a lease agreement entered into by the parties.
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