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Pennsylvania Real Estate & Landlord Tenant Law

Treatises and Practice Aids

The following member databases include information regarding real estate in Pennsylvania. Members must be logged in to jenkinslaw.org to access these databases. These databases are also available in the library.

PA Legal Forms
Includes sample commercial and residential leases, landlord tenant complaints, rent notification letters, apartment complex rules and regulations, lease terminations, and more. Can conduct a search or browse by category. Categories include Landlord Tenant, Leases, and Real Estate.

Pennsylvania Law Encyclopedia
Available on the LexisNexis Digital Library. Subjects include Commercial Transactions (vols. 8-10), Contracts (vols. 12-13), Landlord & Tenant (vol. 30), Property (vol. 39), and Sales of Realty (vol. 42). Use the index to find relevant sections.
Also on the library's Lexis computers and in print.

Pennsylvania Real Estate Litigation LexisNexis Practice Guide
Available on the LexisNexis Digital Library.

The following print resources include information regarding real estate in Pennsylvania. A selection of these may also include forms. Some resources published by LexisNexis and West/Thomson Reuters may be available on the library's Lexis and Westlaw computers. See below for more information.

Bisel's Pennsylvania Real Estate Lawsource: The Collected Statutes, Rules, and Regulations Affecting Pennsylvania Real Estate Bisel

Dunlap-Hanna Pennsylvania Forms LexisNexis
Also on the library's Lexis computers.
See chapters 53-61. Additional chapter topics include Ejectment (ch. 192), Quiet Title (ch. 193), Action of Mortgage Foreclosure (ch. 194), Ground Rent (ch. 195), and Distressed Property (ch. 195A). Additional information may be in other areas. Use the index to find additional references.

Ladner Pennsylvania Real Estate Law Bisel
Library has previous editions: see all.

Krasnowiecki on Real Property Law and Practice Pennsylvania Bar Institute
Includes forms.
Library has previous editions: see all.

Modern Real Estate Practice in Pennsylvania Dearborn Real Estate Education
Includes forms.

Mortgages in Pennsylvania West/Thomson Reuters
Also on the library's Westlaw computers.
Includes forms. Library has previous editions: see all.

Pennsylvania Community Association Law and Practice Bisel
Includes forms.
Library has previous edition: see all.

Pennsylvania Landlord Tenant Law and Practice: Law, Practice, Checklists, Forms Bisel
Includes forms.
Library has previous editions: see all.

Pennsylvania Law Encyclopedia LexisNexis
Also on the library's Lexis computers and the LexisNexis Digital Library.
Subjects include Commercial Transactions, Contracts, Landlord & Tenant, Property, and Sales of Realty. Use the index to find relevant sections. Library also has previous edition: see all.

Pennsylvania Transaction Guide LexisNexis
Also on the library's Lexis computers. Referred to as Bongiovanni.
See chapters 180-225. Additional information may be in other areas. Use the index to find additional references.

Standard Pennsylvania Practice 2d West/Thomson Reuters
Also on the library's Westlaw computers.
Conduct a search or use the index to find relevant sections. Library also has previous editions.

Summary of Pennsylvania Jurisprudence 2d: Property (vols. 6-8A) West/Thomson Reuters
Also on the library's Westlaw computers.
See "Property" (vols. 6-8A). Library also has previous edition.

West's Pennsylvania Forms West/Thomson Reuters
Also on the library's Westlaw computers.
See "Civil Procedure", Chapter 66: Execution on Real Property and Chapter 70: Small Claims and Landlord-Tenant Matters. Additional information may be in other areas. Use the index to find additional references.