Room Rental Agreement in Pennsylvania

For renting a room in a home, including your own home. Some states treat a renter in the owner's home (a lodger) differently when ending the arrangement — see your state's household rules.

What Pennsylvania law says

Tenancy at will	A lease of real property for more than three years that is not in writing and signed has the force of a lease at will only, unless the tenancy has continued for more than one year and both sides have recognized it by claiming and admitting rent, in which case it becomes year-to-year. For a lease of indeterminate time, the landlord's notice to quit must give 15 days from service (10 days for unpaid rent). Source: 68 P.S. §§ 250.202, 250.501(b)

Tenancy at will

A lease of real property for more than three years that is not in writing and signed has the force of a lease at will only, unless the tenancy has continued for more than one year and both sides have recognized it by claiming and admitting rent, in which case it becomes year-to-year. For a lease of indeterminate time, the landlord's notice to quit must give 15 days from service (10 days for unpaid rent).

Source: 68 P.S. §§ 250.202, 250.501(b)

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ROOM RENTAL AGREEMENT

Owner/landlord: [owner name] Renter: [renter name]

Room: [room description] in the home at [home address]. Shared areas the renter may use: [shared areas].

Term: begins [start date]; [ends on end date / continues month to month].

Rent: $[monthly rent] due on [due day] by [payment method]. Deposit: $[deposit amount].

Utilities included: [utilities included]. House rules: [house rules, e.g. guests, kitchen use, smoking].

Ending the agreement: either side gives at least [notice period] written notice, and never less than state law requires.

Signatures and dates: [signatures]

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