do I need a reason to use section 19 "the 30 day notice to vacate property section" of the PA plain language apartment association lease? It...

Question

do I need a reason to use section 19 "the 30 day notice to vacate property section" of the PA plain language apartment association lease? It states as follows

NOTICE TO VACATE

You are hereby notified that in accordance with Paragraph 19 of your lease agreement for __________________________________________________, the undersigned Landlord exercises his/her right to terminate this lease effective ___________________________. You are required to vacate the above premises on or before the above effective date, and to leave the premises in clean and good condition as required in the lease agreement, and to return all keys by the above effective date. Failure to vacate the premises will subject you to legal action or other process to remove you from the premises and you will be held liable for any charges incurred by the Landlord.

LANDLORD___________________________________

Answer

Yes. If the lease provides for 30 days advanced notice to vacate, and you don't give such notice, you will not be able to go to court and get the tenant evicted. If the lease is silent on the notice provision, and depending on the length of the lease, you will still have to give advance written notice. Finally, the only way you can avoid giving prior written notice, is if the lease clearly states that no prior written notice is necessary and the tenant waives the right to such notice