Pennsylvania Lease Termination Letter

A 30/60-day notice to end a month-to-month or expiring lease, from either the landlord or the tenant, with the notice period your state requires.

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Pennsylvania rules that this document follows

Month-to-month noticeLandlord: 15 days; Tenant: 15 daysSource: 68 P.S. § 250.501(b) (15 days for leases of 1 year or less or indeterminate; 30 days for leases over 1 year); tenant: lease or common law (rental period)
Week-to-week notice15 daysSource: 68 P.S. § 250.501(b)
Just cause required for landlordNoSource: No just-cause statute (Philadelphia has Good Cause for certain leases, Phila. Code § 9-804(13))
Early-termination rightsServicemembers Civil Relief Act; Death of tenant — executor may terminate 14 days after next rent date, for leases over 1 yearSource: 50 U.S.C. § 3955; 68 P.S. § 250.514
StatutePennsylvania Landlord and Tenant Act of 1951, 68 P.S. § 250.501

Rules current as of 2026-09-07. Statutes change; verify before relying on them.

How to use this Lease Termination Letter in Pennsylvania

Deliver the notice so that you can prove the date — certified mail or hand delivery with a signed receipt. Count the notice period from delivery, not from the date you wrote it, and make the end date land on the last day of a rental period if Pennsylvania requires it.

Tenants: give a forwarding address in the letter so the deposit deadline starts running. Landlords: do not accept rent beyond the termination date unless you intend to continue the tenancy.

Frequently asked questions

How much notice to end a month-to-month tenancy in Pennsylvania?

Tenant: 15 days; landlord: 15 days (68 P.S. § 250.501(b) (15 days for leases of 1 year or less or indeterminate; 30 days for leases over 1 year); tenant: lease or common law (rental period)). A written lease may require more.

Can a tenant break a lease early?

Only under the lease's early-termination clause or a statutory right: Servicemembers Civil Relief Act; Death of tenant — executor may terminate 14 days after next rent date, for leases over 1 year. Otherwise the tenant remains liable for rent, subject to the landlord's duty to mitigate.

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