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Pennsylvania residential lease agreement
Download the Pennsylvania Residential Lease Agreement packet for houses, apartments, condos, and other residential rentals. The updated packet includes a complete editable DOCX, a true fillable PDF, disclosure materials for pre-1978 housing, and an optional completed sample lease.
A practical Pennsylvania lease packet built to document the rental relationship, Pennsylvania landlord-tenant terms, deposit and notice elections, local-law completion fields, and clean on-screen or paper completion.
The lease reflects Pennsylvania residential lease issues flagged in the reviewed final form, including fixed-term and month-to-month elections, security-deposit limits, escrow or bond handling, owner and manager disclosure, abandoned-property procedures, and local-law completion fields.
Download the files, customize lease terms on your own device where Word format is included, and keep a signed copy for your records.
Use the editable DOCX with click-to-fill controls or the true fillable PDF with typed entry in every field; both print cleanly for signing.
This packet includes the Pennsylvania Residential Lease Agreement as an editable DOCX and true fillable PDF, plus the lead-based paint disclosure files listed below, including the fillable PDF for on-screen completion or print.
Self-help lease overview
A written Pennsylvania residential lease helps document the landlord, tenant, premises, term, rent, security deposit, escrow or bond handling, utilities, repairs, disclosures, notices, local-law fields, and signatures for a rental property.
This packet includes the Pennsylvania Residential Lease Agreement in editable DOCX and fillable PDF formats, plus the lead-based paint disclosure materials listed below for covered pre-1978 housing.
Review the completed lease and any Philadelphia, municipal, subsidized-housing, federal, association, or property-specific requirements before signing. ILRG provides self-help legal forms and information, not legal advice.
This page highlights the current downloadable Pennsylvania residential lease packet: a complete editable DOCX, a true fillable PDF, federal lead-based paint disclosure materials, and an optional completed sample lease. The lease uses a front Data Schedule, fixed-term or month-to-month election, Pennsylvania deposit and escrow/bond provisions, owner/manager disclosure, ordinary-notice email election, local-law completion fields, and an addenda/disclosures checklist.
Pennsylvania sublease rules usually start with the original lease. University renter guidance explains that if subletting is not prohibited by the lease, it is permitted by state law, but tenants should watch for any required written permission.
If your lease requires consent, get it in writing before the subtenant moves in. The original tenant commonly remains responsible under the main lease.
Sources: Pennsylvania Landlord and Tenant Act of 1951; Point Park University renter’s guide
Review the operative lease terms below. The complete editable DOCX and fillable PDF, including the Data Schedule and exhibits, are delivered at checkout.
Pennsylvania Agreement to Sublease/Sublet
This agreement is to sublet real property according to the terms specified
below.
The sublessor agrees to sublet, and the subtenant agrees to take the premises
described below. Both parties agree to keep, perform, and fulfill the promises,
conditions and agreements expressed below:
1. SUBLESSOR: The sublessor is:
.
2. SUBTENANT: The subtenant is:
.
3. PREMISES: The location of the premises is:
.
4. TERM: The term of this sublease is , beginning
, 20____ and ending , 20____.
5. RENT PAYMENTS: The rent is $ per month,
payable in advance on the day of the month. The rent is payable to
at
[address].
6. AGREEMENT TERMINATION: The sublease agreement will terminate on
, 20____. There shall be no holding over under the terms of this
sublease agreement under any circumstances.
7. UTILITIES: All charges for utilities connected with premises
which are to be paid by the sublessor under the master lease shall be paid by
the subtenant for the term of this sublease.
8. PROPERTY CONDITION: Subtenant agrees to surrender and deliver to
the sublessor the premises and all furniture and decorations within the premises
in as good a condition as they were at the beginning of the term, reasonable
wear and tear excepted. The subtenant will be liable to the sublessor for any
damages occurring to the premises or the contents thereof or to the building
which are done by the subtenant or his guests.
9. DEPOSIT: Subtenant agrees to pay sublessor a deposit of $
to cover damages beyond normal wear and tear, unpaid rent, and unpaid utilities.
Sublessor agrees that if the premises and contents thereof are returned to
him/her in the same condition as when received by the subtenant, reasonable wear
and tear thereof excepted, and if there is no unpaid rent or unpaid utility
bills owed by the subtenant, he/she will refund to the subtenant $ at
the end of the term, or within 30 days thereafter. Any reason for retaining a
portion of the deposit shall be explained in writing within 30 days to the
subtenants.
10. INVENTORY FORM: At the time of the taking possession of the
premises by the subtenant, the sublessor will provide the subtenant with an
inventory form within three (3) days of taking possession.
11. ORIGINAL LEASE: The sublease agreement incorporates and is
subject to the original lease agreement between the sublessor and his lessor, a
copy of which is attached hereto, and which is hereby referred to and
incorporated as if it were set out here at length. The subtenant agrees to
assume all of the obligations and responsibilities of the sublessor under the
original lease for the duration of the sublease agreement.
12. OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS:
13. SOLE AGREEMENT: The parties hereby agree that this document
contains the entire agreement between the parties and this Agreement shall not
be modified, changed, altered or amended in any way except through a written
amendment signed by all of the parties hereto. (Any oral representations made at
the time of executing this lease are not legally valid, and therefore, are not
binding upon either party).
14. GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be governed, construed and
interpreted by, through and under the Laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
15. CONSTRUCTION: The words "sublessor" and "subtenant" as used
herein include the plural as well as the singular. The pronouns used herein
shall include, where appropriate, either gender or both, singular and plural.
16. PARENTAL/GUARDIAN GUARANTEE: If the subtenant is under18 years
of age, then his/her legal guardian or parent guarantees and agrees to perform
all of the terms, covenants and conditions of this sublease by affixing his
signature.
17. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COPY RECEIVED: Each party signing this
sublease acknowledges receipt of a copy thereof.
18. LANDLORD APPROVAL: This sublease is not binding upon either
party unless approved by the landlord as provided below, provided such approval
is required by the original lease.
The parties hereby bind themselves to this agreement by their signatures affixed
below on this day of , 20____.
| Printed Name of Sublessor(s): 1. 2. 3. |
Signature of Sublessor(s): 1. 2. 3. |
| Printed Name of Subtenant(s): 1. 2. 3. |
Signature of Subtenant(s): 1. 2. 3. (Include parent or guardian signature, if subtenant is under 18 years of age.) |
| I hereby give my consent as landlord to subletting of the above described premises as set out in this sublease agreement. |
|
| Printed Name of Landlord or Agent: |
Signature of Landlord or Agent: |
ORIGINAL LEASE ATTACHED:
_____Yes _____No
INVENTORY CHECK ATTACHED: _____Yes _____No
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Yes. The Pennsylvania Residential Lease Agreement is delivered as an editable DOCX and as a true fillable PDF, along with the lead-based paint disclosure materials listed on the product page.
No. The preview keeps the operative lease terms available for review, but the complete editable DOCX, fillable PDF, Data Schedule layout, signature pages, addenda checklist, disclosure files, and completed sample option are delivered through checkout.
Yes. Federal lead-based paint disclosure materials are included for covered pre-1978 housing, including disclosure forms and the EPA pamphlet listed in the included documents section.
Yes. The lease includes a term election for either a fixed term or a month-to-month tenancy, with a 30-day month-to-month termination framework and caveats for nonwaivable local, subsidized-housing, federal, or other law.