City of Harrisburg Housing Code Board of Appeals v. Reaves

Opinion by

Judge Wilkinson, Jb..,

This case arises under the provisions of the Act of January 24,1966 (Act), P.L. (1965) 1534, as amended, 35 P.S. §1700-1. The appellant (landlady) appeals an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Dauphin County directing the City of Harrisburg (City) to pay over to appellee (tenant) rental monies the tenant paid into escrow. We affirm.

From April 1976 to December 1977, tenant resided in a dwelling known as 125 Royal Terrace. The premises were rented pursuant to an oral lease for a monthly rental of $100. In April 1977 the City through its Bureau of Codes…