What can my older daughter do to have my younger daughter removed from her home as she is a threat?
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In some cases where there is evidence of a threat to a person's welfare, the police may detain a person for mental evaluation. Temporary restraining orders may also be requested from the court in some situations.
A restraining order is a temporary order of a court to preserve current conditions as they are until a hearing is held at which both parties are present. A restraining order may be issued in a divorce matter to prevent taking a child out of the county or to prohibit one of the parties from selling marital property. Also, a person who is a victim of harassment may seek a restraining order from the court. The person or guardian of a minor who is the victim of harassment may seek a restraining order on behalf of the minor. The restraining order prohibits harassment. A restraining order may be issued against an individual who has engaged in harassment, or against organizations which have sponsored or promoted harassment. The distance required to be maintained is governed by the language of each specific order, which may include places of work, school, etc. Temporary restraining orders typically expire on the hearing date, but local law should be consulted for specific requirements. Often the restrained person will ask for a mutual stay-away order.
If the police or court are unable to assist, a 15 day notice to terminate an at-will tenant is required. A person residing under an oral agreement is typically considered a tenant-at-will. State statutes require the landlord to serve a written notice to terminate the tenancy.
The following is a PA statute governing termination of at-will tenancies:
68 P. S. § 250.501. Notice to quit
(a) A landlord desirous of repossessing real property from a tenant
except real property which is a mobile home space as defined in the act
of November 24, 1976 (P.L. 1176, No. 261),[fn1] known as the "Mobile Home
Park Rights Act," may notify, in writing, the tenant to remove from the
same at the expiration of the time specified in the notice under the
following circumstances, namely, (1) Upon the termination of a term of
the tenant, (2) or upon forfeiture of the lease for breach of its
conditions, (3) or upon the failure of the tenant, upon demand, to
satisfy any rent reserved and due.
(b) Except as provided for in subsection (c), in case of the expiration
of a term or of a forfeiture for breach of the conditions of the lease
where the lease is for any term of one year or less or for an
indeterminate time, the notice shall specify that the tenant shall remove
within fifteen days from the date of service thereof, and when the lease
is for more than one year, then within thirty days from the date of
service thereof. In case of failure of the tenant, upon demand, to
satisfy any rent reserved and due, the notice shall specify that the
tenant shall remove within ten days from the date of the service
thereof.
(c) In case of the expiration of a term or of a forfeiture for breach
of the conditions of the lease involving a tenant of a mobile home park
as defined in the "Mobile Home Park Rights Act," where the lease is for
any term of less than one year or for an indeterminate time, the notice
shall specify that the tenant shall remove within thirty days from the
date of service thereof, and when the lease is for one year or more, then
within three months from the date of service thereof. In case of failure
of the tenant, upon demand, to satisfy any rent reserved and due, the
notice, if given on or after April first and before September first,
shall specify that the tenant shall remove within fifteen days from the
date of the service thereof, and if given on or after September first and
before April first, then within thirty days from the date of the service
thereof.
(c.1) The owner of a mobile home park shall not be entitled to recovery
of the mobile home space upon the termination of a lease with a resident
regardless of the term of the lease if the resident:
(1) is complying with the rules of the mobile home park; and
(2) is paying the rent due; and
(3) desires to continue living in the mobile home park.
(c.2) The only basis for the recovery of a mobile home space by an
owner of a mobile home park shall be:
(1) When a resident is legally evicted as provided under section 3 of
the "Mobile Home Park Rights Act."
(2) When the owner and resident mutually agree in writing to the
termination of a lease.
(3) At the expiration of a lease, if the resident determines that he no
longer desires to reside in the park and so notifies the owner in
writing.
(d) In case of termination due to the provisions of section 505-A,[fn2]
the notice shall specify that the tenant shall remove within ten days
from the date of service thereof.
(e) The notice above provided for may be for a lesser time or may be
waived by the tenant if the lease so provides.
(f) The notice provided for in this section may be served personally on
the tenant, or by leaving the same at the principal building upon the
premises, or by posting the same conspicuously on the leased premises.