Philadelphia Eviction Complaint Process

[Jibu V.]

In Philadelphia, after a 10-day Notice to Pay or Quit period for non-payment of rent, we need to file a Landlord Tenant Complaint in Landlord Tenant Court at 1339 Chestnut St, 10th Floor.

After the Complaint is filed/paid for, what actions does the landlord need to take between then and the Court appearance? e.g. would they need to serve anything to the tenant in person or via mail? Or, does the Court handle all of those notifications?

Anything else to prepare?

Thanks in advance.

[Chris K.]

@Jibu V.

In the future, I would consider looking into joining HAPCO and use their eviction services. Folks like @Steve Babiak have suggested it in the past. 

I never did an eviction in Philly so I have no idea if the information here is correct. But below is some kind of guide. I would take a look at it. 

https://www.phillyvip.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/...

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