Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in Pennsylvania

I live in the state of PA, and live in a duplex. My neighbor (the other side of the duplex) lives with their child, who is in their mid to late 20's. The child fails to clean up after themselves, and it's gotten so bad, the parent has told the child they have to move out. I believe they gave the child 30 days, but after 30 days, the child still lives at the residence. The parent spoke to my wife and myself last night and explained the child told her they sat down with a lawyer, and the lawyer said they have a right to live at the parent's residence since their mailing address has been established as the same address as the parent, and per PA law, the parent does not have a right to evict them. Is that true? It doesn't sound right. If that is true, then I can go to the Post Office and change my mailing address to anyone's address, and then I'd have a right to live there? Though, I am not a law student, so what do I know? The child does not pay rent, so I do not believe the Tenant/Landlord laws established in 1951 apply to this situation. I read somewhere that a non-paying adult child can be viewed as a guest in a parent's home, and once the parent no longer allows them to live there, they become a trespasser, and the parent (though unlikely to go to this extreme) can call the police to throw the child out. Anyway, I'm just trying to find out if the child 's claim that they can't be thrown out because, per PA law, they've established their mailing address as their parent's home is true.

Asked on 6/11/16, 4:07 am

John Davidson Law Office of John A. Davidson

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Well while it might be difficult to get the child out it's not impossible. It might not be quick but it's doable.

{John}

Answered on 6/11/16, 4:37 pm

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