Legal Question in Real Estate Law in Pennsylvania
Renewal of Lease
My lease expired July 2002. I never received any renewal notification from the landlord. I want to give notice for a Jan. 2003 move out. and theyre saying If I leave early, they will penelize me 1 months rent. Theyre saying the lease renews automatically. Can they legally do this?
Asked on 10/24/02, 10:26 am
1 Answer from Attorneys
Miriam Jacobson
Retired from practice of law
Re: Renewal of Lease
Check your lease. There is usually a provision that says how the lease may be terminated (at the end of a term) and how it is renewed. Some leases provide that if neither the landlord nor the tenant terminates within a certain time before the end of the lease term, then it automatically renews for another term.
Answered on 10/25/02, 10:07 am