As a landlord in Pennsylvania, one of the most common issues you may face is noise complaints from your tenants. Dealing with noise complaints can be challenging, but it’s essential to handle them promptly and effectively to maintain a positive landlord-tenant relationship and ensure everyone’s peace and quiet. Here are some steps you can take […]
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As a landlord in Pennsylvania, it is important to understand how to handle lease violations in order to maintain a positive relationship with your tenants and protect your property. Lease violations can range from minor issues, such as failing to take out the trash, to more serious violations like damaging the property or engaging in […]
Clients often ask me as an experienced Media Landlord Tenant Attorney, if they waive back rent if a tenant volunteers to leave the unit. If you have a tenant who is not paying his or her rent, and he or she offers to return the keys in exchange for a termination of the lease, you […]
As an experienced Media Eviction Lawyer I am often asked if a landlord should use a processor to evict a tenant. I’ve had several landlords approach me in the midst of an eviction and they were formerly using an eviction processor who is a third party who is not an attorney. I would typically not […]
As an experienced Media Landlord Attorney I am often asked how many day’s notice a landlord must give in order to evict a tenant. Under statute in Pennsylvania, you as a landlord are required to provide 10 days’ notice to a tenant that you are planning to evict them in the event that the eviction […]
In Pennsylvania, the Landlord Tenant Act controls evictions of tenants for a variety of lease or rental agreement violations, including failure to pay rent. Landlords may not use self-help measures to expedite an eviction, such as changing the locks or removing the tenant’s property. The landlord must follow a Pennsylvania statute for eviction, which starts […]
Most residential leases include a security deposit. The purpose of a deposit is to set aside funds for the landlord to make any needed repairs at the end of the lease term for damage done to the property in the course of the tenant’s residence. Each state has rules regarding the amount the property owner […]
As an experienced Media Landlord Attorney I am often asked about the costs associated with evicting a tenant. The cost of evicting a tenant really depends on the circumstances of your case and it also depends on how many tenants are in the property. Absent some difficulties in the facts, then a typical eviction should […]
As an accomplished Media Landlord Attorney, I get questions all the time from clients about what a landlord should consider when creating a lease. Landlords, when preparing to create a lease, need to consider certain factors and make sure they include them in the lease. These factors are going to vary depending on whether you’re […]