Quiet enjoyment

You have the right to exclusive use of your rented home. This is called quiet enjoyment (your right to live in the home without your landlord disturbing you). Your landlord cannot come in whenever they want.

Your landlord must not interfere with your quiet enjoyment of your home. Entering without your permission can break this rule.

Every Pennsylvania lease includes a promise that your landlord will not unreasonably disturb your use of your home. The law refers to this as "the covenant of quiet enjoyment". It applies even if your lease is only spoken.

When you rent, you buy the right not to be bothered or disturbed by other people, including your landlord. This is called the covenant of quiet enjoyment. Read your written lease carefully. It may ask you to give up part of this right.