Pennsylvania Notice to Terminate Tenancy (No Cause)

NOTICE TO TERMINATE TENANCY AT EXPIRATION OF TERM

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]

Lease term: ☐ One year or less ☐ Indeterminate ☐ More than one year

Current term ends: [MM/DD/YYYY]

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

I. REQUIRED LEGAL REVIEW GATES

Before serving, counsel should complete each item:

☐ The recipient is a tenant, not a person excluded by 68 P.S. § 250.501(g).

☐ The premises are not a mobile-home-park space governed by the different periods in § 250.501(c).

☐ The signed lease has been checked for a longer notice period, renewal right, automatic-renewal provision, or a notice modification or waiver under § 250.501(e).

☐ Any federal, state, local, subsidized-housing, fair-housing, retaliation, or program restriction on termination or nonrenewal has been checked.

☐ If the premises are in Philadelphia, counsel has completed Section IV below.

II. NOTICE OF TERMINATION AND DEMAND TO QUIT

Landlord gives written notice that the tenancy will terminate at the expiration of its current term and will not be renewed or extended. Tenant must remove from and surrender the premises by the later date required by the lease and current law.

For a non-mobile-home-space tenancy, 68 P.S. § 250.501(b) provides these periods from the date of service:

☐ 15 days — the lease term is one year or less or is indeterminate.

☐ 30 days — the lease term is more than one year.

Current term-expiration date: [MM/DD/YYYY]

End of applicable notice period: [MM/DD/YYYY]

Required surrender date: [MM/DD/YYYY AT TIME]

This notice does not shorten a fixed lease term or any longer controlling notice period.

III. MOVE-OUT INFORMATION

Key-return location and instructions: [DETAILS]

Written forwarding address may be sent to: [ADDRESS / EMAIL]

Requested move-out inspection date and contact: [DETAILS]

Property left at the premises: [COUNSEL-REVIEWED INSTRUCTIONS OR "SEPARATE NOTICE WILL FOLLOW"]

This section supplies logistical instructions only. It does not alter statutory security-deposit, abandoned-property, or possession procedures.

IV. PHILADELPHIA GATES

☐ Not applicable — premises are outside Philadelphia.

☐ Applicable — premises are in Philadelphia. At expiration of any lease, Phila. Code § 9-804(12) generally requires good cause and a separate local notice before action to terminate the tenancy. Its owner-occupied-unit exception requires an allegation in an eviction complaint and a court finding. Do not use this no-cause notice unless Philadelphia counsel confirms an applicable exception or other lawful basis.

If a possession action later becomes necessary, also 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 enrollment, the City's Notice of Diversion Rights, and reasonable-good-faith participation for at least 30 days. Use the City's current forms and process. The section has an imminent-harm exception that requires fact-specific legal review.

V. FAILURE TO SURRENDER

If Tenant does not surrender possession by the applicable date, 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.

VI. LANDLORD / AGENT SIGNATURE

I state that the factual information 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]

VII. 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 § 9-804 — Unfair Rental Practices
• Philadelphia Code § 9-811 — Eviction Diversion Program
• City of Philadelphia — 2026 Eviction Diversion Program presentation