Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Suspends Evictions Until April 3, 2020

By: Kristine A. Phillips

Many people have suffered losses of jobs and income in light of the Coronavirus, due to businesses shutting down, quarantine, illness, etc. This can have a major impact on the ability to timely pay bills, including rent. In order to address this, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania issued an Order on March 18, 2020 that will stop any evictions in Pennsylvania from occurring at least through April 3, 2020. This time frame may be extended. What this means, is that if you were at risk of a being evicted based on the inability to make a rent payment, or if you were even scheduled for lockout due to a judgment having been entered against you, no evictions will take place before April 3, 2020. This Order does not keep landlords from filing for their Orders of Possession by mail. However, any action to move forward on such an order is stopped until this time frame has expired. This decision allows some peace of mind for those parties who had these concerns about being removed from their homes during this time frame, while also helping to ensure the safety of the community at large by keeping people in place while we all try to manage this growing medical problem. We will keep you posted if there are any updates regarding this matter.

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