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If you do not have a written lease, in most circumstances the law considers you to have an oral month-to-month lease. Either you or your landlord can end the lease at the end of any month, for any reason or for no reason. Are there some reasons for eviction that are illegal? Yes.

You may be able to legally move out before the lease term ends in the following situations. You Are Starting Active Military Duty. ... The Rental Unit Is Unsafe or Violates Pennsylvania Health or Safety Codes. ... Your Landlord Harasses You or Violates Your Privacy Rights.

A tenant must give the landlord at least 30 days written notice of their intent to vacate the premises at the end of the agreement term. Sometimes the tenant will need to remain in the premises for a period of time after the end date for the lease.

Here are some valid reasons to break a lease agreement in Pennsylvania: The rental unit is uninhabitable or violates Pennsylvania safety or health codes. You are starting active military duty. Your landlord violates your privacy or harasses you. There is an early termination clause in your lease agreement.

How to write a lease termination letter. Your name and contact information, including phone number. Name of tenants and their contact information. Today's date. Reason for lease termination. Lease start date and end date. Move-out process instructions. Copy of the move-out checklist.

Verbally or Physically Threatening a Tenant It should go without saying, but a landlord cannot threaten tenants. Verbal threats, threats of physical violence, or actual physical contact are all examples of landlord harassment.