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    Default Evicting Roommate on Lease

    My question involves an eviction in the state of Pennsylvania. My roommate and I are both on the lease. She has not paid rent at any point (we've been living here for approximately 5 months out of a 12 month lease). She has started locking doors on the apartment so that I can't access some of the rooms.
    I want her to move out, but she refuses because she says she can't afford it (meanwhile she has bought several pieces of expensive audio equipment since we started renting here). I talked to the landlord, she recommended that I give my roommate a notice to vacate within 10 days, and include a detailed list of all past rents due. If my roommate doesn't leave after the ten days, I should then to file a claim with the magistrate if the roommate doesn't leave.
    Is this the correct course of action? What should I include on the notice to vacate?

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    Default Re: Evicting Roommate on Lease

    Is this the correct course of action?
    Not quite.

    Your LANDLORD needs to do this, not you. You're not the landlord, you don't have standing to evict.

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