Pennsylvania 10-Day Notice to Pay Rent or Quit

TEN-DAY NOTICE TO PAY RENT OR QUIT

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA

To Tenant(s): [FULL LEGAL NAME(S)]

And all other occupants: [NAMES OR "ALL OTHER OCCUPANTS"]

From Landlord / authorized agent: [FULL LEGAL NAME]

Leased premises: [STREET ADDRESS, UNIT, CITY, COUNTY, PA ZIP]

Lease date: [MM/DD/YYYY]

Date this notice is served: [MM/DD/YYYY]

Ten-day removal deadline: [MM/DD/YYYY AT TIME]

I. NONPAYMENT OF RENT

Landlord states that the following rent reserved under the lease is due and unpaid:

Do not include a fee, utility, damage claim, or other charge in the unpaid-rent total unless Pennsylvania counsel confirms that the lease and current law permit treating it as rent for this notice.

II. DEMAND TO PAY OR QUIT

Under 68 P.S. § 250.501(a)–(b), Landlord gives written notice that Tenant must remove from and surrender the premises within 10 days from service because rent reserved and due remains unpaid after demand.

Landlord also offers to treat this notice as cured if the full unpaid-rent amount of $[AMOUNT] is received in cleared funds by [DEADLINE] at:

Payee: [NAME]

Payment address or authorized portal: [DETAILS]

Accepted payment methods: [DETAILS]

This payment option is Landlord's stated cure offer; this form does not represent that § 250.501 creates an independent statutory right to cure by payment. Record any partial-payment or payment-plan agreement separately in writing.

III. FAILURE TO COMPLY

If Tenant neither completes the offered payment cure nor surrenders possession by the deadline, Landlord may file a landlord-tenant action in a court with jurisdiction, subject to the lease and all state, local, federal, and program requirements.

No lockout, utility shutoff, property removal, or other self-help action is authorized by this notice.

IV. PHILADELPHIA GATE

Complete this section if the premises are in Philadelphia.

☐ Not applicable — premises are outside Philadelphia.

☐ Applicable — premises are in Philadelphia. Before filing, confirm that the City's mandatory pre-filing Eviction Diversion Program is operating and that the filing qualifies. When mandatory, Phila. Code § 9-811 generally requires the landlord to enroll, provide the City's Notice of Diversion Rights, and participate in reasonable good faith for at least 30 days. Use the City's current notice and process; this state notice is not a substitute. The section has an imminent-harm exception that requires fact-specific legal review.

V. LANDLORD / AGENT SIGNATURE

I state that the rent accounting above is accurate to the best of my knowledge and that I am the Landlord or an authorized agent.

Signature: ____________________________________

Printed name and capacity: [NAME / TITLE]

Date: [MM/DD/YYYY]

VI. RECORD OF SERVICE

Section 250.501(f) lists three service methods. Select the method actually used:

☐ Personally served on Tenant at [LOCATION].

☐ Left at the principal building on the premises at [LOCATION].

☐ Posted conspicuously on the leased premises at [LOCATION].

Supplemental mailing, if any: [DATE / METHOD / TRACKING]. Mailing alone is not listed in § 250.501(f).

Date and time of service: [MM/DD/YYYY AT TIME]

Server name and address: [DETAILS]

Server signature: ____________________________________

CURRENT OFFICIAL SOURCES

• Pennsylvania General Assembly — Landlord and Tenant Act of 1951, current official text
• Philadelphia Code § 9-811 — Eviction Diversion Program
• City of Philadelphia — 2026 Eviction Diversion Program presentation