Okay, here's a question on time to vacate

[Andy Sabisch]

We are buying a duplex that has one side rented but they are on a month-to-month lease (actually do not have one at all so it is be default a month-to-month arrangement).  They paid January 1st for the month and we close on the 11th of January.  We will be terminating the lease and giving them 30 days to vacate.  So the question is does the 30 days start from when we close and give them notice (so they would need to be out by 2/10) or from the end of the month that they are paid up through (which gives them until 3/2)?  We are intending to give the tenant the 30-day notice after we close .

Unfortunately we found out issues that the seller "hide" in the process with this tenant and to make life easier down the road, this is not a tenant we would want as trouble is written in neon letters.

Thanks

[Nathan Gesner]

NOLO typically has updated laws and they say there is no requirement but 30 days is typical. In most states, notice can be given on any day of the month and termination is 30 days from that point. Some states require the lease to end on the last day of a calendar month, but PA doesn't appear to be one of them.

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