It is not legal for your landlord to physically force you to move out or to change the locks or to shut off your utilities to get you to move out. Pennsylvania law only allows a landlord to evict you by going to court, usually before an MDJ.
Monthly Leases: Landlords must give at least 30 days' notice. Leases Longer Than 1 Month (Quarterly or Annual): A minimum of 60 days' notice is required.
Unless your lease says otherwise, your landlord must give you a written notice before filing an eviction case against you. The notice tells you when the landlord wants you to move. The amount of time the eviction notice gives you to move depends on the length of your lease and the reason you are being asked to move.
If the eviction is for nonpayment of rent, the landlord must give you 10 days notice. Remember, a written lease can waive or change these notice requirements. 2. The notice must be in writing and given to you in person or by posting on the door of your residence.
Landlords usually require tenants to provide written notice to terminate a lease early. Timeframes typically range from 15 to 60 days.
The landlord must give the tenant 28 days' notice that the tenancy is terminating plus the period of notice in the original notice of termination that remains unexpired on the date of service of the remedial notice.
Depending on exactly what the notice says and assuming it meets all of the legal requirements, then the answer is yes. However, your landlord will have to file an unlawful detainer (eviction) action against you and get a court order evicting you from the premises.
Eviction notices don't have to be notarized or witnessed, and usually they are not sent by a lawyer.
For a fixed-term lease, the landlord must provide proper notice of non-renewal based on the lease term: 1 year or more lease: 3 months notice. 6 months to 1 year lease: 1.5 months notice. 1 month to 6 month lease: 1 month notice.
No, an eviction notice does not have to be notarized to be legally binding. While the laws may vary slightly from state to state, an eviction notice only requires the signature of the landlord or landlord's agent.