Residential Notice Fact Sheet

- “Landlord” is the owner of the property or the person who leases the property (sublease)

- Only include those items called “rent” in the written lease (not late charges, pet fees, unpaid security deposits, insufficient fund check fees, etc.)

- If lease does not specifically call late fees, pet fees, unpaid security deposits, insufficient fund check fees, as “rent” then do not include in Notice to Pay Rent or Vacate

- If no written lease, then ONLY include the monthly rent, and not other charges, fees, etc.

- “Rent” can not include Unpaid Deposits

- If rent is not paid monthly then indicate what the rental period is.

- If you served the Eviction Notice, this amount should be the total Rent Due at the time you served the Notice to Pay Rent or Vacate
- If you are hiring us to prepare your Eviction Notice, then this amount should be what Rent is owed at the time the Eviction Notice is prepared

12) If Eviction Notice is for non-payment of rent, provide a detailed breakdown of the overdue rent amount for your Notice to pay rent or vacate. State the exact amounts of rent owed for which specific months. If there is a balance of rent owed for the first month in which the tenant began to carry a past due balance, specify this amount. For example if your Notice reads $2,300.00 provide the specific rent breakdown such as:

• July 2022 Balance of Unpaid Rent: $300.00

• August 2022 Rent Not Paid in Full: $1,000.00

• September 2022 Rent Not Paid in Full: $1,000.00

- Only Serve (means to deliver) to the tenant(s) the way the written lease says to serve it
- If written lease says all Notices to tenant to be given by mail, then only mail Notice.
- If written lease does not state how, or no written lease, then use any One of the above service
- Notice must indicate how it was Served on the tenant

- Landlord shouldn't accept payment after Notice expires, or the Notice may be deemed Waived.
- The Notice is a crucial document as it is the terminating document that actually terminates the rental agreement, written or oral
- Landlord cannot accept any payment from the tenant while the eviction case is proceeding or case may be dismissed; tenant should deposit rent paid after the Notice, is served into the court registry.
- Settlement Agreement can be prepared between Landlord and Tenant to settle the eviction case, We prepare settlement agreements

- There are additional obligations the landlord must follow

- The landlord is required to follow all such guidelines, and advise us of any additional filing requirements.

- Provide us the government housing agreement

Why These Instructions are Important: Landlord/Manager - if the Notice is incorrect, then it should be re-done and re-Served. If not, then there is a risk that the Court will deny the eviction and require that a new Notice be served and a new case filed with the payment of additional fees and costs, and if the tenant has a lawyer, the Landlord/Manager could be responsible for the tenant’s attorneys’ fees and costs. We are relying upon information provided to us in processing the eviction. If any of the above information is inaccurate, we are not responsible if any such eviction case is dismissed, delayed, or results in an award for the tenant or his/her attorneys’ fees. Remember that the Landlord/Manager should not accept rent after the Notice is served, including after the eviction case is filed with the Clerk of Court and the case status. If rent is accepted after the Notice is served, then the Notice of void and a new Notice may be required. Sometimes, rent that is paid after the Notice can be deposited into the Court Registry, so promptly advise us if any rent is paid after the Notice expires.