PENNSYLVANIA EVICTION NOTICES

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PENNSYLVANIA EVICTION NOTICES

In Pennsylvania, a law called the Landlord/Tenant Act tells landlords what they must do to evict a tenant. The landlord has to follow this law no matter the reason for the eviction.

My suggestion is to serve all your notices personally with the notice in a sealed envelope. I would avoid any form of talking because you will let your notices do all the talking. Gary and I show the new tenant the quit or pay notice at the lease signing. We tell them the date that the quit or pay notice will be served. Explaining that we could file an Eviction when the rent is late but have chosen to serve a notice. 

We don't get our rent on time

You break the rules

 You get served

Simple!

Notices

A) Non-Payment of Rent: When the rent is late the landlord will serve a 10-day notice. 

B) Infractions of Lease: If the tenancy is under a year a 15-day notice is served. The notice must state the infraction of the rental agreement. When the tenancy is over a year, a 30-day notice served

C) End of Tenancy: To end a month-to-month tenancy, landlord must serve the tenant a 30-day notice prior to due date. You will have to serve this notice prior to due date. If you want to end the tenancy on August 1 then you will serve the notice prior to July 1st.

After the notice period is over, the landlord must go to the Magisterial District Judge and file a Landlord/Tenant Complaint. The Magisterial District Judge's office will schedule a hearing in 7 to 15 days from the date the complaint is filed. The landlord can ask for possession of the property, money for unpaid rent and damages to the property at the hearing.

When a judgment is awarded in the Eviction or Small Claims Court, the Plaintiff will file a Notice of Filing Judgment and Certification of Judgment form.  The judgment in Pennsylvania is good for 5 years. When the Plaintiff wants to revive it for another 5 years, a Writ of Revival of Judgment and Writ of Revival has to be filed.