How much notice must be given to a month-to-month tenant?
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How much notice must be given to a month-to-month tenant?
I’m buying the 2 family home. I have been renting for the last 10 years and want to convert it back to single family home. How much notice do I have to give the upstairs tenant? There is no lease; it was verbal.
Asked on September 13, 2011 under Real Estate Law, Pennsylvania
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 13 years ago | Contributor
For an oral lease and the tenant is not in arrears with their rent, in PA the proper notice for a month-to-month tenant is 30 days. The landlord must give the tenant written notice of the reason for the eviction and the date that the landlord wants the tenant to leave. The eviction notice must be personally delivered to the tenant or posted on the premises (an eviction notice sent by mail is probably not enforceable).
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