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    Default How to Collect if Tenant Moves Out Early

    My question involves landlord-tenant law in the State of: PA

    I have a tenant who signed a 24 month lease and could terminate after the 24 months with 60 days notice. The tenant decided to just move out after 11 months and was already 2 months behind on rent. I was starting the eviction process when this happened.

    My question is, do I take tenant to court for the full amount of the lease (2 months late plus the additional 13 months), or do I start by taking them to court for the amount owed when they moved out (2 months plus late fees) and then again for the acceleration of the lease based on when I am able to rent (or sell) again since the amount will change? I'm unsure how to do this since the final amount is a bit of a moving target based on when I am able to rent again.

    Thanks for any help.

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    Default Re: How to Collect if Tenant Moves Out Early

    You can decide when you want to sue them, and can sue them for damages accrued through the date you get what will presumably be a default judgment against them. If you want to wait to sue until you find a new tenant, you can do that. I don't expect that this person will be paying off any judgment you obtain, so you probably don't want to put yourself in the position of suing more than once (for damages through date X then again for damages from the next day through the end of the lease or the date you get a new tenant).

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