Property Ownership
Under Pennsylvania law, a landlord's wrongful retaliatory eviction of a tenant occurs when the landlord evicts because the tenant:
AFailed to pay rent for 3 months
BReported housing code violations to authorities or exercised legal rights✓ Correct
CSublet the property without permission
DHad overnight guests more than 3 times per month
Explanation
Pennsylvania prohibits retaliatory evictions — landlords cannot evict a tenant because the tenant reported housing code violations to a municipal or government authority, complained to the landlord about habitability, or organized or joined a tenant's union. Such evictions are void and unlawful under Pennsylvania law.
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