What is considered 30 days?

[terminatedone]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? PA


we are looking on moving and need to give a 30 day notice to the landlord. what is considered 30 days? the date of our letter, the date the landlord signs for the certified mail or what? of course, February is a short month and want to get our full 30 days. do we send a notice stating that 2/1 is the 30 day notice and we will be out on 3/2 or how do we handle this? i am also giving the landlord a po box that they can send my security deposit, plus interest to. i know they have 30 days after we leave to give us that back as long as there are no damages (which there isnt,we have before and after pictures)

thanks everyone

 

[Banned_Princess]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? PA


we are looking on moving and need to give a 30 day notice to the landlord. what is considered 30 days? the date of our letter, the date the landlord signs for the certified mail or what? of course, February is a short month and want to get our full 30 days. do we send a notice stating that 2/1 is the 30 day notice and we will be out on 3/2 or how do we handle this? i am also giving the landlord a po box that they can send my security deposit, plus interest to. i know they have 30 days after we leave to give us that back as long as there are no damages (which there isnt,we have before and after pictures)

thanks everyone

To be honest PA is one of the worst online reference for LL tenant laws, and their LL TENANT act of 1951, is well, from 1951.


So I can only conclude if you stay over three days in march, you will either owe the whole month of march or, 3 days rent in march. The latter is more reasonable.

it would be best if you send it within 30 days of feb 28. Send it certified mail, and make it effective the day of its receipt by the landlord.

 

[atomizer]

There is a disease in this country that many people have fallen under. It is the disease that labels anything that is old or has been written over a certain time limit is either archaic, ineffectual, or obsolete. Those that pay credence to this belief are the same people that will tear down perfectly good buildings just based on their age, or tear down the constitution because it was written over 200 years ago.

If op is scheduled to pay rent on the 1st, then he has to be out by the end of February. There is nothing wrong with turning in the notice now and not have to worry over the ordeal of when to give notice. But if you just want to drag it on, then your notice is due on the 1st of February.

 

[Zigner]

There is a disease in this country that many people have fallen under. It is the disease that labels anything that is old or has been written over a certain time limit is either archaic, ineffectual, or obsolete. Those that pay credence to this belief are the same people that will tear down perfectly good buildings just based on their age, or tear down the constitution because it was written over 200 years ago.

If op is scheduled to pay rent on the 1st, then he has to be out by the end of February. There is nothing wrong with turning in the notice now and not have to worry over the ordeal of when to give notice. But if you just want to drag it on, then your notice is due on the 1st of February.

Of course, you meant that it's due by the last day of January, right?

 

[Banned_Princess]

There is a disease in this country that many people have fallen under. It is the disease that labels anything that is old or has been written over a certain time limit is either archaic, ineffectual, or obsolete. Those that pay credence to this belief are the same people that will tear down perfectly good buildings just based on their age, or tear down the constitution because it was written over 200 years ago.

If op is scheduled to pay rent on the 1st, then he has to be out by the end of February. There is nothing wrong with turning in the notice now and not have to worry over the ordeal of when to give notice. But if you just want to drag it on, then your notice is due on the 1st of February.

Oh yea, why dont you go try to quote something useful directly from PA's landlord tenant laws.
I'll wait.

And it better be from a PA government address too, no unrelaible wikki sourses.


Hurray I found it.

 

[Banned_Princess]

Of course, you meant that it's due by the last day of January, right?

last day of january, first day of feburary, by the March 1st (rent day) he will still have 1-2 days of the notice left. (28 / 29 days )

And I bet he doesnt want to pay rent for March at all.

 

[BOR]

This may help.

PA Statutes; General provisions;


§ 1908. Computation of time.
When any period of time is referred to in any statute, such
period in all cases, except as otherwise provided in section
1909 of this title (relating to publication for successive
weeks) and section 1910 of this title (relating to computation
of months) shall be so computed as to exclude the first and
include the last day of such period. Whenever the last day of
any such period shall fall on Saturday or Sunday, or on any day
made a legal holiday by the laws of this Commonwealth or of the
United States, such day shall be omitted from the computation.

 

[Banned_Princess]

This may help.

PA Statutes; General provisions;


§ 1908. Computation of time.
When any period of time is referred to in any statute, such
period in all cases, except as otherwise provided in section
1909 of this title (relating to publication for successive
weeks) and section 1910 of this title (relating to computation
of months) shall be so computed as to exclude the first and
include the last day of such period. Whenever the last day of
any such period shall fall on Saturday or Sunday, or on any day
made a legal holiday by the laws of this Commonwealth or of the
United States, such day shall be omitted from the computation.

That would help if there was anything in the PA statute that covers notice's to vacate.

 

[BOR]

That would help if there was anything in the PA statute that covers notice's to vacate.

If the renter has to be OUT in 30 days, then the computation statute should apply, why wouldn't it?

 

[Banned_Princess]

If the renter has to be OUT in 30 days, then the computation statute should apply, why wouldn't it?

PA law doesn't say anywhere any notice needs to be given at all.

 

[TinkerBelleLuvr]

Why not give notice by January 28 to make sure that no one has a problem with the "30" days.

 

[atomizer]

PA law doesn't say anywhere any notice needs to be given at all.

That may be, but that doesn't mean that OP does not have to give proper notice per his lease contract, or that the courts do not accept the default 30 day notice for month to month agreements. Any landlord in PA will tell you that.

 

[terminatedone]

i am confused. my lease states i must give a 30 day notice. so with that being said, if i give notice and hand deliver to landlord on 2/1/11, i think i am entitled to 30 days. so i will note in my letter that i will vacate property on 3/2/11 which is 30 days. my interpretation.

 

[atomizer]

i am confused. my lease states i must give a 30 day notice. so with that being said, if i give notice and hand deliver to landlord on 2/1/11, i think i am entitled to 30 days. so i will note in my letter that i will vacate property on 3/2/11 which is 30 days. my interpretation.

You may think so, but the fact is that if you pay rent on the 1st and stay until the second,day of the following month, then you are technically responsible for March rent. Why not give notice today so you can fret about something else. Personally, I would charge you for at least two days of rent, if not the whole month.