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  • 03-11-2019, 04:42 AM
    rjlocal22
    When Can a Landlord Charge Back Rent
    My question involves landlord-tenant law in the State of: Pennsylvania.

    Is it legal to allow landlords to charge back rent on top of first months rent plus an escrow? This back rent goes to the real estate
    listing the rental as a commission. I believe this should be a business expense that should be absorbed by the landlord. If I pay this
    back rent, then I am paying for his business expenses to advertise his property.
  • 03-11-2019, 05:25 AM
    llworking
    Re: Back Rent
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    Quoting rjlocal22
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    My question involves landlord-tenant law in the State of: Pennsylvania.

    Is it legal to allow landlords to charge back rent on top of first months rent plus an escrow? This back rent goes to the real estate
    listing the rental as a commission. I believe this should be a business expense that should be absorbed by the landlord. If I pay this
    back rent, then I am paying for his business expenses to advertise his property.

    You are correct. The landlord is trying to get you to absorb a cost that is part of his business expense. However, he could just as easily up the rent on a monthly basis to cover that cost as well. I don't believe that there is anything specifically illegal about what he is doing. Its just a silly practice on his part rather than just raising the rent.


    You can always refuse to rent from him if you have to pay "back rent".
  • 03-11-2019, 06:09 AM
    rjlocal22
    Re: Back Rent
    It appears to be the same practice by all landlords in the Pocono area of Pennsylvania. I would prefer to rent a house then an apartment. But I will be moving from the Pocono's back
    to Levittown, Pa. and I believe these practices will follow me. So If I cannot bargain with the landlord of a house rental, then I will choose an apartment.
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