My advice to you is the same advice that I am giving everyone. Currently Covid19 is shutting almost everything in the courts down. We are getting hybrid/patch work based on regulatory decisions and the courts being closed on any answer to breaking leases right now.

1st, I would consider getting an attorney to review your daughters lease. There could be a clause dealing with disasters etc. Depending on the leases wording that could be an avenue to provide some form of cover should you decide to breach the current lease.

Same issue for the new lease, that should be reviewed to see how it is worded to form an opinion if the lease has been frustrated by the disaster of Covid19. At the same time, Covid19 could have run its course by that time and thus there would be no frustration of the lease terms.

The last issue that I will leave you with, is we really do not know what is going to happen. But this is my prediction.

If you decide to stop paying your lease now and move out, it will be likely months before a court is going to hear if you owe the current landlord back rent, and court costs. There is likely going to be a boon of attorneys dealing with these court cases. Given the economic costs to everyone (including the landlords) I doubt that a landlord will just say oh well and not come after signed renters. Breach of contract is a 4 year statute of limitations allowing a landlord to potentially bring suit much later than expected.

So, under the landlord tenant laws of PA as they stand right now, you will likely lose on breaching your daughters current lease without some provision in the lease that handles natural disasters etc saying otherwise.

You should speak with an attorney and have them review your 2 leases and see what options that you have.

Good luck and stay safe.

Because we've got an unprecedented situation here and laws are currently evolving to deal with it, I can't give you an up-to-date legal solution based on covid19 right now because everything can change. In normal times, I would say that it's important to have an attorney read the new lease and see what it provides regarding termination, notice, etc. , because there may be a solution right there.

Even though lawyers' offices are closed due to the governor's orders, a lot of us are still working from home, so you can contact a Pennsylvania attorney regarding this, scan and email the lease for review, and get advice.

In addition to us private attorneys, there are legal aid organizations in Pittsburgh and surrounding area. The main one in Pittsburgh appears to be closed except for current clients' cases, but maybe try calling anyway. There's also Southwest PA Legal Services that operates in the surrounding counties. I don't know if or how they're operating.

Pretty much all of us here on Avvo have private practices; we do accept new clients and would be happy to review the lease and give advice. Stay well!