Cal. Civ. Code § 250.601
Specific Repeals
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The following acts and parts of acts are hereby repealed as respectively indicated: Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14 of the act, approved the twenty-first day of March, one thousand seven hundred and seventy-two (1 Smith Laws 370), entitled "An act for the sale of goods distrained for rent, and to secure such goods to the persons distraining the same, for the better security of Rents, and for other purposes therein mentioned," absolutely. Section 1 of the act, approved the twenty-first day of March, one thousand seven hundred and seventy-two (1 Smith Laws 389), entitled "An act for prevention of frauds and perjuries," in so far as it applies to leases. Section 20 of the act, approved the twentieth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and ten (Pamphlet Laws 208), entitled "An act to amend and consolidate with its Supplements, the Act entitled 'An act for the recovery of debts and demands, not exceeding one hundred dollars, before a Justice of the Peace, and for the election of Constables, and for other purposes,'" absolutely. The act, approved the twenty-second day of March, one thousand eight hundred and fourteen (Pamphlet Laws 179), entitled "A Supplement to an act entitled 'An act for the sale of goods distrained for rent, and to secure such goods to the persons distraining the same for the better security of rents, and for other purposes therein mentioned,'" absolutely. Sections 1 and 2 of the act, approved the third day of April, one thousand eight hundred and thirty (Pamphlet Laws 187), entitled "An act relative to landlord and tenant," absolutely. Sections 119 and 120 of the act, approved the sixteenth day of June, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-six (Pamphlet Laws 755), entitled "An act relating to executions," absolutely. Section 6 of the act, approved the ninth day of April, one thousand eight hundred and forty-nine (Pamphlet Laws 524), entitled "A supplement to an act relative to the vendors of mineral waters; and an act relative to the Washington coal company; to sheriffs' sales of real estate; to the substitution of executors and trustees when plaintiffs; to partition in the courts of common pleas, and for other purposes," absolutely. Sections 1 and 2 of the act, approved the ninth day of April, one thousand eight hundred and forty-nine (Pamphlet Laws 533), entitled "An act to exempt property to the value of three hundred dollars from levy and sale on execution and distress for rent," in so far as it applies to distress for rent. Section 8 of the act, approved the twenty-seventh day of April, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-five (Pamphlet Laws 368), entitled "An act to amend certain defects of the law for the more just and safe transmission and secure enjoyment of real and personal estate," absolutely. The act, approved the eighth day of April, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-seven (Pamphlet Laws 170), entitled "A supplement to the act to exempt property to the value of three hundred dollars from levy and sale on executions and distress for rent, approved the ninth day of April, one thousand eight hundred and forty-nine," in so far as it applies to distress for rent. The act, approved the eighth day of April, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-nine (Pamphlet Laws 425), entitled "An act relative to the Exemption of Three Hundred Dollars and to the Widows and Children of decedents," is so far as it applies to distress for rent. The act, approved the twenty-second day of March, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-one (Pamphlet Laws 181), entitled "A supplement to an act, passed the third day of April, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and thirty, relating to Landlords and Tenants," absolutely. The act, approved the fourteenth day of December, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three (1864, Pamphlet Laws 1125), entitled "An act relative to Landlords and Tenants," absolutely. The act, approved the eleventh day of April, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-six (Pamphlet Laws 97), entitled "Supplement to an act relating to landlords and tenants," absolutely. The act, approved the twentieth day of February, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-seven (Pamphlet Laws 30, No.10), entitled "A supplement to an act relative to landlords and tenants, approved December fourteen, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three, extending the provisions thereof to cases of descent and purchase," absolutely. The act, approved the third day of April, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-eight (Pamphlet Laws 57, No.25), entitled "An act relative to mortgages of leasehold estates," absolutely. The act, approved the seventeenth day of April, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-nine (Pamphlet Laws 69, No.44), entitled "An act to exempt sewing machines belonging to seamstresses in this Commonwealth from levy and sale on execution or distress for rent," in so far as it applies to distress for rent. The act, approved the fourth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and seventy (Pamphlet Laws 35, No.13), entitled "A supplement to an act, entitled 'An act to exempt sewing machines belonging to seamstresses, in this Commonwealth, from levy and sale on execution or distress for rent,'" in so far as it applies to distress for rent. The act, approved the sixth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-two (Pamphlet Laws 22, No.9), entitled "An act in relation to landlord and tenant proceedings under the act of December fourteenth, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three," absolutely. The act, approved the thirteenth day of May, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-six (Pamphlet Laws 160), entitled "A supplement to an act to amend certain defects of the law for the more just and safe transmission and secure enjoyment of real and personal estate, approved the twenty-seventh day of April, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and fifty-five, declaring how mortgages and leases provided for in the eighth section of said act shall be recorded," absolutely. The act, approved the thirteenth day of May, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-six (Pamphlet Laws 171, No.134), entitled "An act to exempt pianos, melodeons and organs leased or hired from levy or sale on execution or distress for rent," in so far as it applies to distress for rent. The act, approved the twenty-fifth day of June, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-five (Pamphlet Laws 282), entitled "An act to exempt sewing machines and type writing machines, leased or hired, from levy or sale on execution or distress for rent," in so far as it applies to distress for rent. The act, approved the twenty-eighth day of April, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-nine (Pamphlet Laws 117, No.94), entitled "An act supplementary to an act, entitled 'An act to exempt pianos, melodeons and organs, leased or hired, from levy or sale on execution or distress for rent,' approved the thirteenth day of May, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and seventy-six," in so far as it applies to distress for rent. The act, approved the thirty-first day of March, one thousand nine hundred and five (Pamphlet Laws 87), entitled "An act to provide for notice in the recovery of possession of premises by a landlord, in all cases where the tenant holds for a term less than one year, either by license or lease for an indeterminate time," absolutely. The act, approved the tenth day of April, one thousand nine hundred and five (Pamphlet Laws 135), entitled "An act for the better enforcement of the service of writs of possession in landlord and tenant cases, where the premises are forcibly detained by the occupant," absolutely. The act, approved the twenty-seventh day of April, one thousand nine hundred and nine (Pamphlet Laws 197), entitled "A supplement to an act, entitled 'An act defining and regulating escheats, in cases where property is without a lawful owner, and providing for more convenient proceedings relative to the same,' approved May second, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine (Pamphlet Laws 66); providing for the collection of rent by escheators, in all cases where lands or tenements have escheated or may hereafter escheat to the Commonwealth," absolutely. The act, approved the third day of May, one thousand nine hundred and nine (Pamphlet Laws 407), entitled "An act to exempt electric motors, electric fans, or dynamos, leased or hired, from levy or sale on execution, or distress for rent," in so far as it applies to distress for rent. The act, approved the third day of May, one thousand nine hundred and nine (Pamphlet Laws 423), entitled "An act exempting soda-water apparatus and appurtenances thereto, leased, hired, or conditionally sold, from levy or sale on execution or distress for rent," in so far as it applies to distress for rent. The act, approved the twentieth day of May, one thousand nine hundred and thirteen (Pamphlet Laws 238), entitled "An act relating to the service of notices and summons in landlord and tenant cases," absolutely. The act, approved the twenty-second day of April, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-seven (Pamphlet Laws 351), entitled "An act exempting ice cream cabinets, ice cream containers, and the appurtenances thereto, leased, loaned, hired, or conditionally sold, from levy or sale on execution or distress for rent," in so far as it applies to distress for rent. The act, approved the second day of June, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-three (Pamphlet Laws 1417), entitled "An act exempting household furniture and household goods, leased, hired, or conditionally sold, from levy and sale on execution or distress for rent under certain conditions," in so far as it applies to distress for rent. The act, approved the second day of June, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-three (Pamphlet Laws 1419, No.304), entitled "An act exempting shoe repairing machinery and tools and the appurtenances thereto, leased, loaned, hired or conditionally sold, from levy or sale on execution or distress for rent," in so far as it applies to distress for rent. The act, approved the twenty-sixth day of May, one thousand nine hundred and forty-three (Pamphlet Laws 634), entitled "An act exempting beauty and barber shop furniture, mechanical appliances and equipment leased, hired or conditionally sold from levy and sale on execution or distress for rent under certain conditions," in so far as it applies to distress for rent. The act, approved the fifth day of July, one thousand nine hundred and forty-seven (Pamphlet Laws 1355), entitled "An act exempting cigarette vending machines, leased, loaned, hired or conditionally sold, from levy or sale on execution or distress for rent," in so far as it applies to distress for rent. Compiler's Note: Section 28 of Act 207 of 2004 provided that any and all references in any other law to a "district justice" or "justice of the peace" shall be deemed to be references to a magisterial district judge.
Section 68 P.S. § 250.601 is a legislative housekeeping provision that formally cancels a long list of older Pennsylvania statutes governing landlord-tenant relationships, distress for rent, and related property matters. These repealed laws date from as far back as 1772 and extend through 1947, and they are replaced by the modern Landlord and Tenant Act of which this section is a part. Some repeals are absolute, eliminating the older law entirely, while others are partial, removing only the portions that touched on distress for rent or leases.
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For property owners and managers operating in Pennsylvania, 68 P.S. § 250.601 signals that the older patchwork of colonial-era and nineteenth-century landlord-tenant statutes no longer governs their obligations or remedies. Compliant operators look to the current Landlord and Tenant Act rather than any of the superseded acts listed in this section when determining their rights regarding rent collection, notices, and possession proceedings. Awareness of this repeal history helps operators avoid inadvertently relying on procedures or remedies that no longer have legal force.
General guidance for property managers — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult an attorney for advice on your case.
Pennsylvania tenants can take note that 68 P.S. § 250.601 swept away dozens of outdated laws—some dating to the 1700s—that once shaped landlord rights over rented property, including older distress-for-rent remedies that allowed landlords to seize a tenant's goods. Because those older provisions have been repealed, any landlord claim based on them would lack a current legal foundation. Tenants who believe a landlord is asserting an obsolete legal remedy may wish to consult a tenant-rights organization or legal aid office familiar with Pennsylvania's current Landlord and Tenant Act.
General guidance for tenants — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult a tenant-rights organization or attorney for advice on your case.
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