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View submission: The landlord sends his regards
If the rent's due on the fifth, three day notices should go up on the sixth for unpaid rent. Don't take excuses from anyone, or they'll be late forever.
Comment by [deleted] at 27/08/2017 at 22:24 UTC
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So 9 days? That's fair. In Jersey its typically 10 before the typical lease will let the landlord peanalize you.
Comment by Zikara at 27/08/2017 at 22:50 UTC
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He could live in a place that has tenant-favourable laws. Like Ontario. I would never want to be a landlord in Ontario. Can't file to evict until they are already like a month late, and then they get an amount of time once you file to get caught up. Works out that they can basically be over a month late the entire time they live there and you can't evict them.
Also, you can't enforce a 'No pets' rule. You can't take a security deposit. There's a similar process for damages in that if you discover damage to your property you have to file to evict and then they have a certain amount of time to fix the damage, pay for the damage, or fight the 'charges' (if they disagree that there are damages).
I love being a tenant in Ontario, even though I am an excellent tenant. But being a landlord sounds terrible here.
Comment by fifteen_two at 28/08/2017 at 00:39 UTC
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I bet if you read the lease it would say, more specifically, that the rent is due on the first and **late fees are incurred if not paid by the fifth**. In that case, you can issue your 3-day on the second if you want. Rent should be paid in advance. If it is the fourth and you haven't paid, you have been there for four days in default.
Comment by Solid_Waste at 28/08/2017 at 03:05 UTC
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I'm a landlord. Sometimes shit goes wrong. I have a tenant who was late because their auto pay never showed up and they were out of town and didn't receive notices. Ultimately they have to be responsible, sure, but at the same time they were late through no fault of their own. They'll make it right and I'm happy to give them leeway.
I posted the requisite notices but I kept trying to reach them and realized something was up because they weren't home. Waited until they got home and sorted it out. No problem.
Comment by Sir_MAGA_Alot at 28/08/2017 at 03:15 UTC
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Yes.
And it gives you options. Following this allows for either starting eviction or leniency. No notice pigeon holes you into only being lenient.