Landlord and Tenant: What Is “Pay and Stay”?

No. 1,577 JOHNSON v. BULLOCK-FREEMAN, 61 A.3d 272 (2012). If there is a decision rendered by the Magisterial District Judge for overdue rent only, and for no other reason, the notice of of the decision will contain the following notations. “Grant possession”  NO “Grant possession if money judgment is not satisfied by time of eviction” […]

Notice to Quit must Be in writing and hand-delivered; but may be waived in the lease.

No. 1,410

Landlord – Tenant: The Possession Game.

No. 707 As we have noted before, the primary battle between landlords and tenants is frequently over possession, not money.  For the landlord, this is particularly true when the tenant is known to have no surplus funds. From the tenant’s point of view, if the magistrate’s award is not appealed, the eviction comes too soon […]

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