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Subchapter D. INTERRUPTION AND DISCONTINUANCE
OF SERVICE
Sec.
56.71. Interruption of service.
56.72. Discontinuance of service.
Cross References The provisions of this § 56.71 amended under the Public Utility Code, 66 Pa.C.S. § § 331, 501, 504, 1301, 1305, 14011419, 1501 and 1504.
Source The provisions of this § 56.71 adopted June 16, 1978, effective June 17, 1978, 8 Pa.B. 1655; amended April 8, 1983, effective April 9, 1983, 13 Pa.B. 1250; amended October 7, 2011, effective October 8, 2011, 41 Pa.B. 5473. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (324550).
Cross References The provisions of this § 56.72 amended under the Public Utility Code, 66 Pa.C.S. § § 331, 501, 504, 1301, 1305, 14011419, 1501, 1504 and 1509.
Source The provisions of this § 56.72 adopted June 16, 1978, effective June 17, 1978, 8 Pa.B. 1655; amended April 8, 1983, effective April 9, 1983, 13 Pa.B. 1250; amended October 7, 2011, effective October 8, 2011, 41 Pa.B. 5473; amended May 31, 2019, effective June 1, 2019, 49 Pa.B. 2815. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (358970) to (358971).
Notes of Decisions Notice of Discontinuation
In an action in which landlords alleged that the utilitys disconnection of service without notification to them as owners of the property was negligent, unreasonable, and a violation of the Public Utility Commissions regulations, the court held that this regulation, which permits a public utility to discontinue service without prior written notice when the ratepayer (in this case, the tenants) request discontinuance of service, was reasonable and not an arbitrary execution of the agencys functions; this court would not rectify a landlords failure to protect himself contractually by creating a statutory duty out of whole cloth for public utilities to provide notice to nonratepaying landlords. Rohrbaugh v. Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, 727 A.2d 1080 (Pa. 1999).
Cross References This section cited in 52 Pa. Code § 56.2 (relating to definitions); 52 Pa. Code § 56.17 (relating to advance payments); and 52 Pa. Code § 56.93 (relating to personal contact).
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