A Western Pennsylvania judge has struck down a borough ordinance that prevents landlords from renting to tenants with felony drug convictions on their records.
In a June 16 order in Smith v. Gallitzin Borough, Cambria County Court of Common Pleas Judge Tamara Bernstein found that the ordinance, introduced last year in an effort to deal with the county’s growing drug problem, is pre-empted by the Pennsylvania Sentencing and Parole codes and the state’s Landlord Tenant Act.
This content has been archived. It is available through our partners, LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law.
To view this content, please continue to their sites.
Not a Lexis Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
Not a Bloomberg Law Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law are third party online distributors of the broad collection of current and archived versions of ALM's legal news publications. LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law customers are able to access and use ALM's content, including content from the National Law Journal, The American Lawyer, Legaltech News, The New York Law Journal, and Corporate Counsel, as well as other sources of legal information.
For questions call 1-877-256-2472 or contact us at [email protected]
