§ 250.501. Notice to quit
Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 68 P.S. Real and Personal Property
68 P.S. § 250.501
§ 250.501. Notice to quit
(a) A landlord desirous of repossessing real property from a tenant except real property which is a mobile home space as defined in the act of November 24, 1976 (P.L. 1176, No. 261),1 known as the “Mobile Home Park Rights Act,” may notify, in writing, the tenant to remove from the same at the expiration of the time specified in the notice under the following circumstances, namely, (1) Upon the termination of a term of the tenant, (2) or upon forfeiture of the lease for breach of its conditions, (3) or upon the failure of the tenant, upon demand, to satisfy any rent reserved and due.
(b) Except as provided for in subsection (c), 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.
(c) In case of the expiration of a term or of a forfeiture for breach of the conditions of the lease involving a tenant of a mobile home park as defined in the “Mobile Home Park Rights Act,” where the lease is for any term of less than one year or for an indeterminate time, the notice shall specify that the tenant shall remove within thirty days from the date of service thereof, and when the lease is for one year or more, then within three months from the date of service thereof. In case of failure of the tenant, upon demand, to satisfy any rent reserved and due, the notice, if given on or after April first and before September first, shall specify that the tenant shall remove within fifteen days from the date of the service thereof, and if given on or after September first and before April first, then within thirty days from the date of the service thereof.
(d) In case of termination due to the provisions of section 505-A,2 the notice shall specify that the tenant shall remove within ten days from the date of service thereof.
Credits
1951, April 6, P.L. 69, art. V, § 501. Affected 1978, April 28, P.L. 202, No. 53, § 2(a)[1271], effective June 27, 1978. Amended 1990, Dec. 20, P.L. 1465, No. 221, § 1, effective in 60 days; 1995, July 6, P.L. 261, No. 36, § 2, effective in 60 days; 1996, July 2, P.L. 474, No. 74, § 2, effective in 60 days.
68 P.S. § 250.501, PA ST 68 P.S. § 250.501
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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