2010 Pennsylvania Code
Title 66 - PUBLIC UTILITIES
Chapter 15 - Service and Facilities
1532 - Penalties.

     § 1532.  Penalties.
        (a)  Per diem liquidated damages.--Any landlord ratepayer who
     fails to provide a utility with the names and addresses of
     affected tenants in accordance with section 1524 (relating to
     request to landlord to identify tenants) or fails to provide
     reasonable access to the meter shall be deemed to have caused
     substantial damage to the utility by thus forcing a continuation
     of the existing utility service and, as a consequence, shall be
     required to pay, as liquidated damages to the utility, a sum of
     not less than $500 but not more than $1,000 for each day of the
     landlord's failure to comply, commencing with the first day of
     completion and exhaustion of the procedures provided under
     section 1524(a) and (b)(1), (2) and (3).
        (b)  Injunctive relief.--The utility may commence an action
     in equity against a landlord ratepayer to obtain injunctive
     relief compelling the landlord to furnish the names and
     addresses of affected tenants or compelling the landlord to
     provide access to the meter. Interference with the utility's
     ability to terminate service without this information shall be
     deemed sufficient proof of immediate, continuing and irreparable
     injury to sustain injunctive relief. The court shall, in
     addition to awarding injunctive relief, render judgment in favor
     of the utility for the total per diem liquidated damages
     recoverable under subsection (a) together with reasonable
     attorney fees and necessary costs of suit.
        (c)  Tampering with posted notice.--Any person who removes,
     interferes or tampers with a notice to tenants of proposed
     termination of service, posted pursuant to section 1526
     (relating to delivery and contents of first termination notice
     to tenants) commits a summary offense and shall, upon
     conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine not exceeding $300.
        (d)  Denial of access to common areas.--Any landlord
     ratepayer or an agent or employee who willfully denies an agent
     or employee of the utility access to common areas of his
     residential building for any lawful purpose under this title,
     including, but not limited to, posting or delivering notices to
     tenants under this subsection, shall be subject to a civil
     penalty of not more than $500 for each day access is denied.
     (July 2, 1993, P.L.379, No.54, eff. 60 days)

        Cross References.  Section 1532 is referred to in sections
     1524, 1525 of this title.