Legal Question in Real Estate Law in Pennsylvania

Re: Lanlord wants to move back into property

There is no standard lease in Pa,so it depends on the terms in the lease. If it is a month to month lease, a thirty day notice is required,prior to the aniversary date of lease i.e. payment on first of month,then notice must be received thirty days before the first. In your case, you don't have to be out til September first. With regard to the time it takes to evict, once a landlord/tenant complaint is filed, a hearing has to be held not less than seven nor more than fifteen days. Once judjment is entered,there is a ten day appeal period. If no appeal is filed, then a writ of possession is filed, and eviction occurs ten days after service. Remember however, if you force the landlord to evict you, when you have no legitimate defense, he can sue for wrongful holdover and quite possibly punative damages.