| It's always worrying when I hear people mention | | | | and persistent violations that scream "eviction!"... |
| notice to quit forms as if it's the one and same | | | | needs to be handled with a written comply or quit |
| thing. It's not - Whether you are pushing for a | | | | notice. Some of the more "popular" violations |
| forceful eviction or a peaceful termination, there is | | | | include keeping pets without your permission, |
| a different notice to quit for each occasion. Join | | | | housing squatters and racking up property |
| me as we dig deeper into the major types of | | | | damages. |
| eviction notice forms and lease termination letters: | | | | Whether you like it or not, you will still have to |
| Pay or Quit Notice: If You are Evicting Someone | | | | give your tenant a final deadline (3 to 5 days) to |
| for Unpaid Rent | | | | clean up the mess. Before you can kick start |
| Had enough of all the sob stories and colorful | | | | evictions, you must hand this notice to your |
| excuses that your tenant is cooking up to avoid | | | | tenant. If your tenant doesn't make corrections, |
| the rent? Then put an end to the nonsense with | | | | then you have the green light to take legal action. |
| a notice to pay or quit - A formal way of saying, | | | | Notice to Vacate: Peaceful, Formal Method of |
| "Cough up the rent quick... or pack your bags and | | | | Ending Your Lease |
| go." | | | | Not all notice to quit forms end up and smoke |
| By law, you will need to give your tenant a final | | | | and hostile evictions: Sometimes you just want a |
| warning letter before evicting him or her - Our | | | | notice to quit that allows you to end a lease |
| pay or quit notice happens to be this last chance. | | | | painlessly. In this case, a 30 day notice to vacate |
| A 3 day notice to pay or quit (tenant has 3 day | | | | is the very form you will need. Since this is not an |
| to pay the rent) is most common, but it can | | | | eviction notice, it's not something just for |
| stretch up to 5 days if your local laws are more | | | | landlords. It's available to tenants as well. |
| tenant-friendly. | | | | Of course a notice to vacate isn't an escape |
| As you can tell, dishing out a pay or quit notice is | | | | hatch for you to terminate any lease at any time. |
| a big move - You should only do it if you are | | | | It only works if you have a month to month |
| prepared to evict your tenant. If you are blessed | | | | lease, verbal lease or a fixed term lease that is |
| with an excellent tenant who's late with the rent | | | | expiring soon. For certain types of tenants (e.g. |
| for the first time in two years, a milder late rent | | | | elderly, government subsidized), you may have to |
| notice should be enough as a gentle reminder. | | | | grant them a longer deadline of at least 60 days. |
| Notice to Comply or Quit: To Uproot and Evict a | | | | As always I have save the best (tip) for last: It's |
| Trouble Maker | | | | not just which notice to quit you choose, but how |
| Whether it's by accident or by choice, your | | | | you deliver it (we call it proof of service). In short, |
| tenants may break the rules from the time to | | | | you don't want to give the other party a chance |
| time. This can mean breaching the your lease | | | | to say, " Notice? what notice? I didn't receive |
| agreement terms or running afoul of your | | | | anything from you." Just to play it safe, I |
| landlord-tenant laws. | | | | recommend that you either hand over the notice |
| While little mistakes can be often looked over or | | | | in person or send it by registered mail. |
| settled with a simple phone call, the more serious | | | | |