Pennsylvania Lease Termination Letter (Ending a Lease Early)
A free Pennsylvania lease termination letter (ending a lease early) that follows Pennsylvania law. Fill in the boxes, check the rules below, then print or copy it. Keep a copy and proof of how you sent it.
What Pennsylvania law says
| Ending a lease: military, medical, death | Death of a sole tenant: the executor or administrator may terminate the residential lease on 14 days' written notice, effective the later of the last day of the second calendar month after the month of death or surrender of the unit with all belongings removed; the estate owes rent and debts through termination but no penalty for early termination (applies to leases entered or extended after the 2016 amendment). No state medical/disability or senior-care termination right found in the Act. |
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Fill in your letter
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To: [landlord or manager name], [landlord address]
From: [your name], tenant at [rental address]
I am ending my lease early under 68 P.S. 250.514 (Landlord and Tenant Act s. 514, added 2016, P.L.968, No.116) for this reason: [the reason the law allows, e.g. active military orders].
I have attached [the documents the law requires, e.g. a copy of the orders].
My termination date is [termination date], and I will return the keys by [key return date].
Please return my security deposit, less only lawful deductions, to [forwarding address].
Date: [today's date]
Tenant: [your name]
Signature: ____________________
How to send it: use a method you can prove — certified mail with return receipt, or email/text if your lease allows notices that way. Write down the date.
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