246 Pa. Code § 503 - Form of Complaint
A. The
complaint shall be made in writing on a form prescribed by the State Court
Administrator.
B. The complaint
shall set forth:
(1) The names and addresses
of the parties.
(2) The location
and the address, if any, of the real property possession of which is sought to
be recovered.
(3) That the landlord
of that property is the plaintiff in the action.
(4) That the landlord leased or rented the
property to the tenant or to some other person under whom the tenant
claims.
(5) That notice to remove
was given to the tenant in accordance with law, or that no notice was required
under the terms of the lease.
(6)
That-
(a) the term for which the property was
leased or rented is fully ended, or
(b) a forfeiture has resulted by reason of a
breach of the conditions of the lease, or
(c) rent reserved and due has, upon demand,
remained unsatisfied.
(7)
That the tenant retains the real property and refuses to give up possession of
the property.
(8) The amount of
rent, if any, that remains due and unpaid on the date the complaint is filed
and whatever additional rent shall remain due and unpaid at the date of the
hearing, and the amount of damages, if any, claimed for injury to or unjust
detention of the real property.
C. The complaint shall be signed by the
landlord or landlord's agent and verified as follows:
The facts set forth in this complaint are true and correct to the best of my knowledge, information and belief. This statement is made subject to the penalties of 18 Pa.C.S. § 4904 relating to unsworn falsification to authorities.
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Signature
D. For every individual tenant, the landlord
or landlord's agent shall attach an affidavit to the complaint indicating that
the tenant is in the military service, that the tenant is not in the service,
or that the landlord is unable to determine whether or not the tenant is in the
service.
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