Nathan v. Sinclair

Citations

• 65 Pa. Super. 237
• 1916 Pa. Super. LEXIS 53

Syllabus

<p>Landlord and tenant — Notice to quit — Computation of time.</p> <p>Where a lease provid.es that the term shall be from a day stated the lease conveys a present interest in the lessee, and the day stated must be counted as part of the term of the lease.</p> <p>Where a lease provides for a term of two years “from the first day of July, 1912,” with a further provision that “it is hereby mutually agreed that either party may determine this lease at the end of the said term or any renewal' thereof by handing the other written notice thereof at least three months prior thereto, “and .written notice is given on the first day of April, 1915, of an intention to vacate on July 1, 1915, and the lessee vacates on July 1st,” the notice is insufficient and the lessee will be liable for another year.</p>