Review of PA Landlord Tenant and Fair Housing Law 4 16 21
Channel: North Penn Legal Services
Date: 2021-04-21

NPLS Attorney Sarah Andrew and Paralegal Mary Beth Saporita reviewed landlord-tenant law, including COVID-related updates, and provide da general overview of Fair Housing law and policy in Pennsylvania. Tenants’ rights included are the leasing and eviction process from start to finish, how to properly ask for needed repairs in a rental unit, and how to get a security deposit returned after vacating a rental unit. Fair Housing issues included are a review of the protected classes in federal, state and local law, types of discrimination, and fair housing enforcement procedures

Presenters:

Sarah M. Andrew, Esq., is Associate Managing Attorney of the North Penn Legal Services Lehigh Valley office. Her career has focused on public interest law in the areas of public benefits, housing, and issues primarily affecting older adults. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Millersville University, and earned her Juris Doctor from DePaul University College of Law in Chicago, Illinois. She is a Certified Elder Law Attorney and Vice Chair of the Pennsylvania Bar Association Elder Law Section.

Mary Beth Saporita is a Paralegal in the North Penn Legal Services Lehigh Valley office. She has dedicated her legal services career to tenants’ rights and Social Security disability cases. For the past several years she has provided support and training in fair housing rights to the community through frequent outreach events, and often assists clients with disabilities who experience housing discrimination.