Pennsylvania Statutes Title 51 Pa.C.S.A. Military Affairs § 7315.1. Early termination of housing rental agreement by military personnel

(a) General rule.--A member of the armed forces of the United States or a member of the Pennsylvania National Guard serving on full-time duty or as a civil service technician with a national guard unit may, through the procedure detailed in this subsection, terminate a housing rental agreement if the member or technician:

(b) Notice of termination.--Tenants who qualify to terminate a housing rental agreement under this section shall do so by serving on the landlord a written notice of termination effective not less than 30 days after receipt of the notice. Prior to the termination date, the tenant shall furnish the landlord with a copy of the official notification of the orders or a signed letter confirming the orders from the tenant's commanding officer.

(c) Final rent.--The final rent shall be prorated to the date of termination and shall be payable at such time as would have otherwise been required by the terms of the housing rental agreement.

(d) Arrearages and other obligations and liabilities.--Rents or lease amounts unpaid for the period preceding the effective date of the lease termination shall be paid on a prorated basis.

(e) Rent paid in advance.--Rents or lease amounts paid in advance for a period after the effective date of the termination of the lease shall be refunded to the lessee by the lessor, or the lessor's assignee or the assignee's agent, within 30 days of the effective date of the termination of the lease.

(f) Relief to lessor.--Upon application by the lessor to a court before the termination date provided in the written notice, relief granted by this section to a servicemember may be modified as justice and equity require.

(g) Tenant's obligations.--Nothing in this section shall affect the tenant's obligations under section 503-A of the act of April 6, 1951 (P.L. 69, No. 20),  1 known as The Landlord and Tenant Act of 1951.

(h) Penalties.--