RESIDENTIAL LEASING

Pennsylvania Lease Renewal Agreement

Choose the property state, enter the new lease dates and rent, then review, sign and download your agreement.

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How to sign a lease renewal online

Choose the state

For a mutual extension of an existing written, fixed-term residential lease, with the same home and tenants. Choose a new term of up to one year. Keep the original lease and addenda with the renewal.

01 Renewal dates
02 Monthly charges

Need a separate rent-increase notice?

03 Existing lease and parties
04 Review required documents
Read the agreement before signing

Pennsylvania lease renewal guide

Confirm the renewal terms

Review the written lease

Check the end date, deadlines for exercising any renewal option, and whether the lease automatically extends or converts to a shorter term. Enter the agreed new dates and monthly rent. Record the delivery of any separate notice.

Philadelphia renewals

Philadelphia requires a good-cause reason and at least thirty days' written notice for landlord termination or nonrenewal of covered leases shorter than one year, including leases that convert to month to month. Review the city's restrictions on changes during outstanding code violations and its notice and response rules before proposing new terms. Official source

Account for the existing deposit

Check the renewal limit

Section 511.1 generally limits escrow to two months of rent in the first lease year and one month in any renewal or later lease year. Compare the balance already held with the renewal limit. If $2,400 is held and the renewed monthly rent is $1,300, review how to account for the $1,100 difference before signing. Consult sections 511.2 and 511.3 for applicable interest and bond rules. Official source

Prepare the eventual move-out accounting

Section 512 generally calls for an itemized damage list and any balance due within thirty days of lease termination or surrender and acceptance, whichever first occurs. Keep receipts and condition records and obtain a written forwarding address. Review the section's provisions on unpaid rent, other breaches, and the forwarding address. Official source

Keep the signed packet together

Separate renewal from recovery of possession

If the term ends and the parties do not renew, check section 501, the lease and applicable local law for possession procedures. A notice to quit serves a different purpose from an offer to extend the lease. Mobile home space rentals have separate rules. Official source

Sign and distribute copies

Each tenant has a separate row for full name, signature and date. Give each signer a copy with the original lease and applicable riders.

Renew with clear terms

This agreement extends an existing lease and records the renewed rent. Lawful terms not expressly changed continue. It does not replace the original lease, create a new automatic-renewal clause, extend a guaranty, or require the tenant to leave when the new term ends.

State guidance is a starting point, not a determination of local coverage or a legal opinion. Rent-regulated and subsidized housing can require prescribed forms. Review the official sources shown for your state and get qualified advice for special cases.

How to renew a residential lease