10-Day Notice to Quit
(Eviction) (PA)

Summary

This 10-day notice to quit may be used by a Pennsylvania landlord to provide a residential or commercial tenant with the statutorily required 10-day notice prior to instituting an action for eviction following a tenant's failure to pay rent. This template contains practical guidance, drafting notes, and alternate and optional clauses. Eviction actions in Pennsylvania are governed by the Landlord and Tenant Act of 1951 (Act), 68 Pa. Stat. Ann. § 250.101 et seq. Before a landlord may begin an eviction action to remove a tenant and recover possession of leased premises, the landlord is required to serve the tenant with written notice to quit. Notice requirements vary depending on the reason for eviction. This 10-day notice to quit is used to evict a tenant for failure to pay rent. See 68 Pa. Stat. Ann. § 250.501(b). For a template of notice to quit when the tenant's default is nonmonetary or the tenant has held over at the end of the lease term, see 15-Day Notice to Quit (Eviction) (PA) and 30-Day Notice to Quit (Eviction) (PA). A 10-day notice may also be used if the tenant's lease is being terminated and the tenant evicted for the use or sale of illegal drugs on or from the premises. See 68 Pa. Stat. Ann. § 250.501(d) and 68 Pa. Stat. Ann. § 250.505-A. Longer notice requirements apply to monetary and nonmonetary defaults by a mobile home tenant. See 68 Pa. Stat. Ann. § 250.501(c). For a full listing of key content covering residential leasing agreements, see Residential Leasing Resource Kit. For more information on eviction in Pennsylvania see Residential Landlord-Tenant Litigation (PA), Commercial Landlord-Tenant Litigation (PA), and Eviction Resource Kit (PA). See also 1 LNPG: PA Real Estate Litigation § 5.06.