Pennsylvania Rent Increase Notice Letter

State Cap: No statute. Pennsylvania has no statewide limit on rent increase amounts, and municipalities are statutorily preempted from enacting local rent control ordinances (53 Pa.C.S. § 2962(f))

Notice Period: 15 days‘ advance notice for tenancies of one year or less (including month-to-month) and 30 days for tenancies over one year (68 P.S. § 250.501(b)). Philadelphia requires 30 days‘ written notice for month-to-month tenancies or leases under one year, and 60 days‘ notice for leases of one year or longer (Phila. Code § 9-804(11)).

Proof of Service: Notice must be delivered in writing by personal in-hand delivery to the tenant, with a copy left at the primary dwelling on the leased premises, or posted conspicuously on the property (68 P.S. § 250.501(a), (f)).

Prohibited Acts: Statewide, landlords cannot increase rent to retaliate against tenants exercising utility protection rights (66 Pa.C.S. § 1531) or for discriminatory reasons under state fair housing law (43 P.S. § 955(h)). In Philadelphia, landlords are additionally prohibited from raising rent in retaliation for reporting housing code violations or joining tenant organizations (Phila. Code § 9-804(1)(a)).