Pennsylvania Landlord-Tenant Laws 2026

Rule	Requirement
Security Deposit Cap	2 months’ rent (first year) or 1 month’s rent (subsequent years)
Deposit Return Deadline	30 days
Eviction Notice (Nonpayment)	10 days written notice
Rent Cap	No statewide cap
Entry Notice	24 hours notice (Philadelphia requires 24 hours; no statewide statute)
Late Fee Cap	No statutory cap
Grace Period	No statutory requirement
Just Cause Eviction	Not required
Deposit Interest	Required

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Philadelphia 1,550,542 Pittsburgh 303,255 Allentown 124,880 Reading 94,903 Erie 92,957 Bethlehem 78,300 Scranton 75,805 Lancaster 57,153 Harrisburg 50,012 York 44,867 Wilkes-Barre 44,254 Altoona 42,788 State College 40,687 Norristown 35,769 Chester 33,595 Bethel Park 32,398 Hazleton 30,037 Easton 29,538 Monroeville 27,974 Williamsport 27,470 Plum 26,391 Lebanon 26,378 Pottstown 23,349 Carlisle 22,341 Chambersburg 22,245 New Castle 21,413 Murrysville 20,745 Baldwin 20,708 Phoenixville 19,871 West Chester 19,658 Lansdale 18,978 West Mifflin 18,916 Johnstown 17,950 McKeesport 17,132 Hanover 16,573 Hermitage 15,923 Franklin Park 15,024 Whitehall 14,615 Greensburg 14,603 Indiana 14,289 Dunmore 14,186 Wilkinsburg 13,813 Ephrata 13,660 Washington 13,429 Pottsville 13,355 Kingston 13,331 Coatesville 13,275 Bloomsburg 13,112 Butler 13,099 Sharon 12,813 St. Marys 12,399 Meadville 12,361 Yeadon 12,247 Jefferson Hills 12,178 Emmaus 12,017 Elizabethtown 12,000 New Kensington 11,911 Lower Burrell 11,561 Wyomissing 11,132 Lansdowne 11,077 Waynesboro 11,067 Nanticoke 10,615 Darby 10,614 Northampton 10,404 Columbia 10,380 Munhall 10,380 Berwick 10,261 Mechanicsburg 9,911 Bristol 9,876 Lititz 9,742 Brentwood 9,706 Morrisville 9,705 Canonsburg 9,629 Middletown 9,608 Uniontown 9,577 Sunbury 9,539 Oil City 9,374 Perkasie 9,277 Conshohocken 9,256 Millersville 9,252 Quakertown 9,247 Warren 9,125 East Stroudsburg 9,042 Aliquippa 9,022 Economy 8,962 Collingdale 8,833 Carbondale 8,796 Beaver Falls 8,777 Old Forge 8,612 Jeannette 8,591 Gettysburg 8,468 Lock Haven 8,457 Lewistown 8,418 Mount Joy 8,340 Doylestown 8,338 Pleasant Hills 8,322 Downingtown 8,320 Brookhaven 8,291 Swissvale 8,290 Hatboro 8,257 Camp Hill 8,163 Wilson 8,135 Castle Shannon 8,101 Bellevue 8,000 Dormont 7,930 Latrobe 7,922 Carnegie 7,847 Grove City 7,779 Palmyra 7,702 Pittston 7,638 Bradford 7,560 New Cumberland 7,547 Archbald 7,457 Ellwood City 7,454 White Oak 7,346 DuBois 7,320 Souderton 7,276 Ridley Park 7,216 Glenolden 7,168 Tamaqua 6,917 Huntingdon 6,898 Ambridge 6,875 Ambler 6,843 Shamokin 6,803 Clifton Heights 6,796 Folcroft 6,735 Monessen 6,723 Connellsville 6,700 Blakely 6,653 Oakmont 6,626 Swarthmore 6,536 Kennett Square 6,521 Milton 6,497 Red Lion 6,487 Catasauqua 6,469 West View 6,437 Prospect Park 6,374 Steelton 6,308 Taylor 6,246 Forest Hills 6,189 South Williamsport 6,166 Hellertown 6,117 Corry 6,075 Nazareth 6,061 Dickson City 6,002 Moosic 5,982 Sharon Hill 5,958 Clairton 5,949 Franklin 5,935 Bellefonte 5,930 Somerset 5,898 Norwood 5,890 Crafton 5,866 Media 5,862 Oxford 5,847 Stroudsburg 5,832 Edinboro 5,821 Clearfield 5,810 Plymouth 5,755 New Holland 5,748 McKees Rocks 5,695 Mount Carmel 5,635 Palmerton 5,616 Punxsutawney 5,613 Shippensburg 5,594 Selinsgrove 5,562 New Brighton 5,534 Exeter 5,524 Hollidaysburg 5,506 Monaca 5,487 Greenville 5,484 Shillington 5,464 Sayre 5,400 Olyphant 5,380 Collegeville 5,351 Coraopolis 5,344 Tyrone 5,328 Bridgeport 5,310 Lehighton 5,256 Schuylkill Haven 5,256 Lewisburg 5,255 Fox Chapel 5,180 West Hazleton 5,171 Titusville 5,164 Bangor 5,128 Birdsboro 5,095 New Freedom 5,089 West York 5,078 Duryea 5,075 Duquesne 5,072 Clarks Summit 5,060 Swoyersville 5,030 Manheim 4,994 Vandergrift 4,958 Edwardsville 4,932 Turtle Creek 4,929 Royersford 4,916 Telford 4,896 Littlestown 4,866 Westmont 4,825 Fountain Hill 4,798 Lemoyne 4,785 Green Tree 4,755 Sugarcreek 4,704 Jenkintown 4,699 Arnold 4,676 Montoursville 4,666 West Pittston 4,648 California 4,639 Bridgeville 4,622 Cornwall 4,622 Avalon 4,588 East Petersburg 4,571 West Reading 4,543 Jim Thorpe 4,529 Sellersville 4,515 Hummelstown 4,505 Donora 4,500 Jessup 4,488 Narberth 4,488 Hamburg 4,474 Honesdale 4,438 Minersville 4,400 Chalfont 4,396 Beaver 4,352 Scottdale 4,337 Glassport 4,301 Clarion 4,295 Laureldale 4,286 Sinking Spring 4,275 Boyertown 4,257 Larksville 4,252 Slatington 4,250 Shenandoah 4,246 Greencastle 4,244 Forty Fort 4,233 Aldan 4,210 Tarentum 4,187 Charleroi 4,174 Dallastown 4,174 Kutztown 4,164 Mount Pleasant 4,161 Farrell 4,160 North Braddock 4,153 Sharpsville 4,147 Lansford 4,145 Danville 4,140 Akron 4,121 Throop 4,102 Jersey Shore 4,087 Monongahela 4,087 Pennsburg 4,057 Fleetwood 4,046 North East 4,043 Trappe 4,009 Carroll Valley 4,004 Ridgway 3,938 Parkesburg 3,928 Brookville 3,918 Shrewsbury 3,907 Kittanning 3,887 Frackville 3,883 Northumberland 3,839 Windber 3,835 Spring City 3,830 Freeland 3,822 Irwin 3,813 Baden 3,809 Zelienople 3,791 Sewickley 3,772 Denver 3,758 Waynesburg 3,728 Wind Gap 3,601 Slippery Rock 3,579 Port Vue 3,568 Mahanoy City 3,520 Manor 3,520 Kane 3,499 Coplay 3,494 Hatfield 3,486 Pen Argyl 3,462 Northern Cambria 3,461 Mifflinburg 3,441 Wellsboro 3,427 Malvern 3,424 North Wales 3,416 Rochester 3,393 Nesquehoning 3,344 Ebensburg 3,337 Etna 3,309 Ohioville 3,300 Springdale 3,273 Macungie 3,263 Mount Oliver 3,261 Ingram 3,259 Millvale 3,250 Penbrook 3,244 Trafford 3,243 Mount Penn 3,235 Athens 3,231 Centerville 3,222 Blairsville 3,203 Masontown 3,159 East Greenville 3,157 Wesleyville 3,148 Summit Hill 3,134 McSherrystown 3,128 Brackenridge 3,127 Wyoming 3,118 Myerstown 3,109 Strasburg 3,094 Wormleysburg 3,067 Sharpsburg 3,062 Mansfield 3,058 Mount Pocono 3,042 Upland 3,036 Churchill 3,035 Edgewood 3,026 North Catasauqua 3,015 Orwigsburg 3,002 Kenhorst 2,992 Mountville 2,991 Pitcairn 2,987 Marietta 2,954 Girard 2,944 Chester Heights 2,918 Mohnton 2,917 Youngwood 2,910 Freemansburg 2,894 Womelsdorf 2,884 Bath 2,879 Union City 2,866 Lake City 2,864 Seven Fields 2,862 Quarryville 2,859 Homestead 2,853 Bedford 2,830 Harveys Lake 2,817 New Britain 2,812 Aspinwall 2,806 West Grove 2,805 Manchester 2,788 Ford City 2,781 Hallam 2,774 Towanda 2,774 Wernersville 2,770 Morton 2,756 St. Clair 2,756 Luzerne 2,723 Highspire 2,713 Philipsburg 2,710 Kulpmont 2,703 Dallas 2,691 East Lansdowne 2,687 Marysville 2,673 West Wyoming 2,653 Dillsburg 2,634 New Hope 2,631 Rockledge 2,617 Delmont 2,607 West Newton 2,605 Ashley 2,603 Derry 2,586 Yardley 2,582 Alburtis 2,577 Dupont 2,556 Weatherly 2,551 Avoca 2,524 Millersburg 2,522 Penndel 2,515 Curwensville 2,501 Reynoldsville 2,496 Spring Grove 2,488 Coopersburg 2,486 Red Hill 2,484 Ashland 2,483 McAdoo 2,469 Colwyn 2,448 Nanty-Glo 2,438 Eddystone 2,435 Marcus Hook 2,432 Coaldale 2,427 Emsworth 2,426 Matamoras 2,417 Muncy 2,398 Verona 2,395 Portage 2,388 Midland 2,374 Bentleyville 2,331 Johnsonburg 2,329 Cambridge Springs 2,320 Roaring Spring 2,315 Coudersport 2,314 Geistown 2,303 Parkside 2,303 New Stanton 2,285 Dublin 2,269 Liberty 2,266 Mount Union 2,257 Newtown 2,256 Tullytown 2,250 North York 2,247 Wrightsville 2,247 Brockway 2,238 Watsontown 2,214 Stewartstown 2,176 Southwest Greensburg 2,173 Robesonia 2,139 Conway 2,135 Jermyn 2,130 Glen Rock 2,122 Hughesville 2,116 South Greensburg 2,109 Brownsville 2,102 New Wilmington 2,097 Leechburg 2,091 Walnutport 2,086 Pine Grove 2,061 Port Allegany 2,059 Topton 2,038 New Eagle 2,024 Cleona 2,020 McDonald 2,017 Moscow 2,017 Meyersdale 2,016 Riverside 2,013 Mount Holly Springs 2,011 Southmont 1,996 East McKeesport 1,992 Adamstown 1,966 Burnham 1,965 Berlin 1,960 Trainer 1,960 Dover 1,949 Leesport 1,946 Mercer 1,933 New Oxford 1,901 Honey Brook 1,900 St. Lawrence 1,890 Lykens 1,857 Emporium 1,856 East Pittsburgh 1,855 Ben Avon 1,850 South Connellsville 1,850 Big Beaver 1,837 North Belle Vernon 1,832 Martinsburg 1,830 East Washington 1,826 Jacobus 1,822 Rankin 1,820 Conyngham 1,817 Fairchance 1,815 Port Carbon 1,808 West Homestead 1,803 Elkland 1,791 Industry 1,790 Bonneauville 1,788 Bellwood 1,773 Mayfield 1,763 Forest City 1,751 Everett 1,746 Tunkhannock 1,737 Homer City 1,716 Wilmerding 1,715 Canton 1,713 South Coatesville 1,713 Freeport 1,693 Evans City 1,689 Tremont 1,684 Patton 1,683 Youngsville 1,679 Braddock 1,670 Braddock Hills 1,666 Shiremanstown 1,649 Jonestown 1,645 Shamokin Dam 1,639 Paxtang 1,628 Edgeworth 1,627 Langhorne 1,624 Perryopolis 1,624 Cheswick 1,612 Cressona 1,610 Mont Alto 1,573 Apollo 1,568 East Berlin 1,567 Roseto 1,559 Dravosburg 1,554 Montgomery 1,543 Catawissa 1,527 Clarks Green 1,513 Blossburg 1,509 Ferndale 1,508 Richland 1,502 Albion 1,496 Mercersburg 1,496 West Conshohocken 1,495 Newport 1,494 Langhorne Manor 1,491 Gallitzin 1,490 Nescopeck 1,488 Cresson 1,486 Ligonier 1,481 Bell Acres 1,465 Freedom 1,464 Avis 1,460 Mill Hall 1,460 Duncannon 1,455 Laflin 1,455 Waterford 1,446 Loganville 1,442 Tower City 1,429 Mount Wolf 1,428 Oakdale 1,428 Versailles 1,426 Mars 1,425 Tatamy 1,407 Burgettstown 1,403 Blawnox 1,402 Elverson 1,391 Saxonburg 1,386 Smethport 1,386 Newville 1,385 Shoemakersville 1,356 Elizabeth 1,355 Windsor 1,351 Hughestown 1,343 New Beaver 1,343 Susquehanna Depot 1,343 Elizabethville 1,340 Richlandtown 1,339 Terre Hill 1,338 Middleburg 1,318 Girardville 1,315 Clymer 1,314 Atglen 1,304 Bryn Athyn 1,302 Williamstown 1,293 Waymart 1,290 Dalton 1,289 Schwenksville 1,287 North Charleroi 1,282 Montrose 1,279 Flemington 1,263 Avondale 1,261 Biglerville 1,245 West Leechburg 1,243 Troy 1,241 West Easton 1,241 Heidelberg 1,239 Centre Hall 1,236 Hawley 1,223 North Apollo 1,223 Bloomfield 1,221 Bally 1,218 Duncansville 1,216 Boswell 1,204 Millbourne 1,202 Williamsburg 1,198 Hastings 1,189 White Haven 1,178 Duboistown 1,175 Hallstead 1,170 Loretto 1,168 West Mayfield 1,168 Factoryville 1,165 West Kittanning 1,159 Houston 1,152 Bradford Woods 1,144 Whitaker 1,135 Milford 1,128 Royalton 1,127 Leetsdale 1,124 McConnellsburg 1,124 Point Marion 1,111 East Bangor 1,107 Christiana 1,099 Cochranton 1,099 Westfield 1,097 Ellport 1,091 Prospect 1,091 Sykesville 1,089 Knox 1,076 Shinglehouse 1,070 Speers 1,070 Milesburg 1,065 New Philadelphia 1,065 South Waverly 1,065 East Conemaugh 1,057 Yoe 1,053 Bessemer 1,048 Renovo 1,047 Abbottstown 1,041 Carrolltown 1,014 Falls Creek 1,014 Osceola Mills 1,013 Rose Valley 1,012 Sugar Notch 998 Beavertown 993 Belle Vernon 991 Millville 984 Hulmeville 981 Dunbar 976 Central City 972 Palo Alto 971 West Brownsville 971 Liverpool 966 Dale 964 Galeton 959 New Bethlehem 953 Ivyland 948 Linesville 942 Stoneboro 931 Goldsboro 928 East Prospect 927 Harmony 926 Ellsworth 925 South Fork 922 Rimersburg 919 Midway 915 Stockertown 913 Bernville 902 Pringle 899 Beaver Meadows 896 Bowmanstown 895 Lincoln 895 Trumbauersville 895 Chicora 893 Paint 886 Avonmore 885 McClure 885 Arendtsville 881 Export 877 Bechtelsville 874 Lilly 857 Hyndman 852 Saegertown 851 Riegelsville 841 Sewickley Heights 829 Rockwood 828 Pleasantville 826 Mount Jewett 823 Benton 822 New Salem 822 Millheim 821 Mifflintown 818 North Irwin 814 Rural Valley 809 Halifax 805 Smithfield 805 East Brady 803 New Milford 802 Harrisville 800 Silverdale 798 Chester Hill 796 West Middlesex 794 Port Royal 793 Dauphin 790 New Berlin 787 Rutledge 778 Oklahoma 773 Gordon 766 Saltsburg 765 Connoquenessing 755 Bendersville 748 Deemston 743 East Butler 743 Houtzdale 743 Everson 740 Eldred 736 Gratz 733 Bridgewater 732 Beech Creek 731 Scalp Level 728 Vandling 721 Conneautville 720 Ringtown 720 Chalfant 719 Claysville 719 Saxton 713 Nicholson 709 Confluence 707 Roscoe 707 Delta 705 York Springs 698 Koppel 696 Courtdale 694 Millerstown 694 Valencia 690 York Haven 690 Lawrenceville 688 Salisbury 688 Sewickley Hills 688 Parker 682 Brownstown 678 Deer Lake 678 Auburn 675 Sligo 673 Knoxville 671 Nuangola 671 Delaware Water Gap 666 Jennerstown 666 Turbotville 664 Howard 659 New Florence 657 Snow Shoe 657 Jefferson 653 Pennsbury Village 650 Yatesville 644 South New Castle 634 Big Run 633 Sandy Lake 633 Picture Rocks 630 Shickshinny 626 Great Bend 623 Polk 623 Thompsontown 623 Patterson Heights 621 Penn 620 Cokeburg 617 Sankertown 614 Tidioute 613 Conneaut Lake 612 Hooversville 610 Wyalusing 610 Winterstown 608 Emlenton 603 Tioga 602 Briar Creek 596 East Vandergrift 591 Ulysses 589 Gilberton 584 Lorain 579 Port Matilda 578 Worthington 577 Jamestown 570 Wheatland 569 Glen Osborne 567 Cranesville 566 Laurel Run 564 Clark 562 Lewis Run 559 Freeburg 558 Oakland 554 Juniata Terrace 553 East Rochester 552 Marion Heights 551 Sutersville 550 Wampum 546 Sugar Grove 544 Franklintown 543 Modena 543 Fairfield 540 Dayton 539 Cross Roads 537 Irvona 535 Warrior Run 532 Strattanville 525 Hydetown 520 Mifflin 518 Felton 509 Summerville 501 Hyde Park 497 Wall 497 Lanesboro 494 Newell 493 New Alexandria 489 Green Lane 488 Fayette City 485 Monroe 482 Portland 481 Seven Valleys 480 Orangeville 479 Allenport 478 McKean 477 South Bethlehem 475 Fawn Grove 474 Hawthorn 468 Austin 467 Summerhill 466 Loganton 463 Mechanicsville 459 Thornburg 452 Dushore 451 Orbisonia 447 Rouseville 445 Lyons 442 Shippenville 436 Three Springs 435 Platea 433 Clintonville 431 Bolivar 426 Fredonia 425 Ramey 425 Rosslyn Farms 424 Coalport 418 Stockdale 418 Ernest 415 Parryville 415 Tionesta 415 Long Branch 414 Petersburg 414 Weissport 412 Brisbin 411 Garrett 411 Carmichaels 409 Bruin 408 Marion Center 408 Mapleton 407 Vintondale 404 Seward 402 South Renovo 402 Clarendon 401 Rices Landing 400 Vanderbilt 397 Cooperstown 389 Indian Lake 389 Marianna 389 Beallsville 388 West Elizabeth 388 Mill Village 386 Ben Avon Heights 385 Rome 381 Lewisberry 379 South Heights 377 Alexandria 371 Finleyville 371 Penn Lake Park 371 Manorville 370 Rockhill 370 Glendon 368 Springboro 367 Newburg 366 Dunlevy 364 Middleport 363 Broad Top City 360 Laceyville 358 Madison 357 Ford Cliff 351 Callery 349 Grampian 348 Westover 348 Wattsburg 347 Herndon 344 Blooming Valley 340 Dawson 339 McVeytown 338 Smithton 337 St. Petersburg 332 Applewold 330 Schellsburg 327 Meshoppen 325 Berrysburg 323 Elderton 323 West Liberty 323 Snydertown 322 Townville 319 New Galilee 318 Wallaceton 318 Centerport 316 Laporte 316 Mahaffey 315 Corsica 313 Manns Choice 310 Tunnelhill 310 Saltillo 307 Hop Bottom 304 Hunker 303 Eau Claire 299 Wellsville 298 Bear Creek Village 296 Enon Valley 294 Stoystown 292 LeRaysville 289 McEwensville 289 Pillow 289 Daisytown 285 Kistler 285 Woodbury 283 Creekside 282 Mill Creek 280 Port Clinton 279 Spartansburg 274 Cherry Tree 269 Franklin 269 Elco 260 Unionville 259 Railroad 257 Greensboro 253 New Ringgold 251 East Side 250 Fallston 250 Glen Campbell 250 New Albany 250 Plumville 249 Arona 248 Hartleton 248 Thompson 248 Youngstown 248 Salladasburg 246 Darlington 245 Bethany 242 Jefferson 241 Little Meadows 241 Prompton 237 Markleysburg 235 Ursina 235 Yorkana 235 Newry 231 Liberty 230 Blain 228 Troutville 226 Portersville 224 Landisburg 223 New Columbus 221 Chapman 220 Union Dale 220 Sylvania 214 Orrstown 213 Twilight 213 Ashville 209 Wellersburg 208 Venango 207 Wilmore 204 Georgetown 203 Addison 202 Glenfield 202 Washingtonville 202 Elgin 200 Stillwater 199 Ehrenfeld 198 Marklesburg 196 Newton Hamilton 195 Pleasantville 195 Shanksville 192 New Paris 191 Mount Gretna 188 Hopewell 187 Jackson Center 187 Clarksville 186 Barkeyville 185 Burnside 185 New Lebanon 185 Fairview 184 Utica 183 Benson 180 Dudley 180 Foxburg 178 Lenhartsville 178 Eastvale 177 West Sunbury 177 Roseville 176 Centerville 173 Petrolia 173 Starrucca 173 Karns City 167 Cassandra 154 Shippingport 154 Eagles Mere 152 Bear Lake 146 Sheakleyville 146 Callensburg 144 Burlington 143 Laurel Mountain 143 Adamsburg 142 Timblin 141 Chest Springs 139 Shirleysburg 138 Alba 137 Rainsburg 137 Landingville 136 Woodcock 135 Cassville 134 New Baltimore 134 Oswayo 130 Hookstown 129 Coaldale 128 New Buffalo 125 Glen Hope 123 New Centerville 123 Volant 122 Frankfort Springs 115 Casselman 114 Coal Center 110 Forksville 109 West Middletown 109 Jeddo 108 Atwood 107 Shelocta 101 Armagh 100 Donegal 100 Friendsville 99 Mount Carbon 90 Coalmont 89 Homewood 89 Birmingham 87 Haysville 79 Newburg 79 Shade Gap 77 St. Clairsville 75 Worthville 71 Glasgow 68 Cherry Valley 57 Smicksburg 56 New Morgan 54 Callimont 53 New Washington 51 Ohiopyle 37 Driftwood 35 Seven Springs 25 Green Hills 20 S.N.P.J. 17 Centralia 5 Valley-Hi 5