Pennsylvania 15 Day Notice to Comply or Vacate

A Pennsylvania 15 Day Notice To Comply or Vacate is a letter which complies with state legal requirements to begin eviction, in periodic tenancies and leases with a term of (1) year or less, against a tenant for a lease violation. The tenant must take appropriate corrective action or move out within fifteen (15) calendar days of receiving notice.

When To Use a Pennsylvania 15 Day Notice To Comply or Vacate

A Pennsylvania 15 Day Notice To Comply or Vacate begins the eviction process for the following tenant violations:

Failure to maintain the rental unit in a clean and sanitary manner
Occupancy violations
Parking in an unauthorized are
Other violations of the lease

note

This form of notice only applies to periodic tenancies (e.g., week-to-week or month-to-month) and leases with a term of one (1) year or less. For longer tenancies, the 30 Day Notice To Comply or Vacate applies instead.

Some types of Pennsylvania lease termination notice may allow different reasons for termination, or different notice periods. This may also apply to an eviction notice issued because of a lease or legal violation.

How To Write a Pennsylvania 15 Day Notice To Comply or Vacate

To help ensure the legal compliance of a Notice To Comply or Vacate:

Use the full name of the receiving party, and address of record, if known
Specify the termination date of the lease or tenancy
Specify the basis for terminating the tenancy, and the corrective action(s) required to avoid termination
Fill in the full address of the rental premises
Provide updated/current address and phone number information
Print name and sign the notice
Complete the certificate of service by indicating the date and method of notice delivery, along with printed name and signature

It is easy to lose an otherwise justified legal action because of improper notice. Check carefully to ensure enough time after notice is delivered, not when it’s sent.

How To Serve a Pennsylvania 15 Day Notice To Comply or Vacate

Pennsylvania landlords may deliver a Notice To Comply or Vacate using any of these methods:

Hand delivery to the other party
Posting at a conspicuous place on the premises, such as the entry door
Leaving the notice at the principal building on the premises

note

In almost all cases, notice is legally served when it is received by the other party, NOT when it’s sent. Check specified date of termination carefully to ensure compliance with the legal requirements for a notice period.

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1 68 PA Stat § 501(b): In case of the expiration of a term or of a forfeiture for breach of the conditions of the lease where the lease is for any term of one year or less or for an indeterminate time, the notice shall specify that the tenant shall remove within fifteen days from the date of service thereof, and when the lease is for more than one year, then within thirty days from the date of service thereof. In case of failure of the tenant, upon demand, to satisfy any rent reserved and due, the notice shall specify that the tenant shall remove within ten days from the date of the service thereof.
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2 68 PA Stat § 501(f): The notice provided for in this section may be served personally on the tenant, or by leaving the same at the principal building upon the premises, or by posting the same conspicuously on the leased premises.
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