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Under the right to a safe and habitable home, a landlord cannot force a tenant to move into a home or unit ?as-is? and cannot demand that the tenant be responsible for repairs. To be safe, and habitable, a unit or home should have: Working smoke alarms. Working hot water.

A landlord is also entitled to legally terminate a lease and take steps to evict a holdover tenant, if a tenant fails to uphold their end of the agreement, such as by failing to pay rent, unlawfully subletting the property or engaging illegal activities at the property.

A Pennsylvania month-to-month rental agreement is a lease that can only be canceled upon written, thirty (30) days from a landlord or tenant. If notice is never sent, the agreement will continue under its original terms in perpetuity.

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.

How much notice does a landlord have to give a tenant to move out in Pennsylvania? In the state of Pennsylvania, for a lease that is one year or less in length, a landlord can give a tenant 15-day notice to leave. For leases over one year, landlords can give a 30-day notice to leave from the date the lease ends.

Legal Reasons a Tenant May Break a 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.

A landlord is also entitled to legally terminate a lease and take steps to evict a holdover tenant, if a tenant fails to uphold their end of the agreement, such as by failing to pay rent, unlawfully subletting the property or engaging illegal activities at the property.