PENNSYLVANIA, March 2 - (2) If an action arising under The Landlord and Tenant

Act of 1951 was filed or a judgment by agreement has been

executed within 30 days prior to the declaration of the

COVID-19 disaster emergency, a landlord may not proceed with

the action until 60 days after the expiration of the COVID-19

disaster emergency. It shall not be a breach of a covered

judgment by agreement if the tenant complies with all

applicable conditions of the agreement within 60 days after

the expiration of the COVID-19 disaster emergency. No writ

may be executed until 60 days after the expiration of the

COVID-19 disaster emergency. A landlord, during the COVID-19

disaster emergency under this paragraph, otherwise eligible

to charge fees or penalties under The Landlord and Tenant Act

of 1951, may not charge fees or penalties during the time of

the COVID-19 disaster emergency or delay under this

paragraph. No fees or penalties that result from delayed or

nonpayment of rent during the COVID-19 disaster emergency may

be assessed.

(3) No court may accept a new action relating to the

foreclosure on a residential property until 60 days after the

expiration of the COVID-19 disaster emergency. During a

period of the COVID-19 disaster emergency, a plaintiff or a

petitioner, otherwise eligible to charge fees or penalties,

may not charge fees or penalties during the time of the

COVID-19 disaster emergency or delay under this paragraph. No

fees or penalties that result from delayed or missed payments

during the COVID-19 disaster emergency may be assessed.

(4) If an action relating to the foreclosure of a

residential property was commenced prior to the issuance of

declaration of the COVID-19 disaster emergency, a plaintiff

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