A Pennsylvania 30 Day Notice To Comply or Vacate is letter which complies with state legal requirements to begin eviction of a tenant. This notice applies to tenants with lease term of more than one (1) year who have violated the lease, such as parking in an unauthorized area. The tenant must take appropriate corrective action or else move out within thirty (30) calendar days of receiving notice.
When To Use a Pennsylvania 30 Day Notice To Comply or Vacate
A Pennsylvania 30 Day Notice To Comply or Vacate begins the eviction process in tenancies of more than one (1) year, where the tenant has committed one or more of the following violations:
- Failure to maintain the rental unit in a clean and sanitary manner
- Allowing unauthorized occupants to reside in the rental unit
- Parking in an unauthorized area on the premises
- Violating any other provisions of the lease
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 30 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 basis upon which the tenancy will terminate
- Specify the termination date of the lease or tenancy
- 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 30 Day Notice To Comply or Vacate
Pennsylvania landlords and tenants 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
Sources
- 1 68 PA Stat § 501(b)
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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.
Source Link - 2 68 PA Stat § 501(f)
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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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