Late-rent notices
A letter to a tenant setting out the rent that has not been received and what to do next.
Notify a tenant that rent is overdue.
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Key features
What has not been received
Rows for rent by period and date, other amounts, any late charge and the total outstanding.
Payments received since
How payments since the last statement were applied, and the date the account was checked.
What the landlord asks for
An amount, a date and how to pay, and a request for the date, amount and method if the tenant says they have paid.
Room to talk
An invitation to make contact before the date if the tenant cannot pay everything, with a named person.
If payment is not made
A blank for the steps the lease allows, a late-charge line, a way to dispute the figures and a statement that part payment gives up nothing.
About this document
A late rent notice is a landlord's or agent's letter telling a tenant that rent has not been received. It sets out the tenancy, the periods and amounts outstanding, payments since, what the landlord asks for and by when, an invitation to talk if the tenant cannot pay in full and any late-payment charge the lease provides for.
This blank form is a letter to complete by hand, and has a signature line for the tenant to acknowledge it. It is not a statutory notice to pay or quit or any other formal step. States set their own rules on the form, content, period and delivery of such notices, and on late charges, and a letter like this does not replace them.
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Useful when
- Rent is late and you want to write to the tenant first
- You want the amounts and payments clearly recorded
- You want to invite a conversation before taking steps
Commonly used by
- Landlords and property managers
- Letting agents
- Small landlords
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Alternatives
These are separate documents, for different jobs.
- Lease Warning NoticeWarn a tenant of a lease violation and ask for a fix.View document
- Eviction noticesThe formal notice that starts the eviction process.View document
- Lease termination noticesGive notice to end a lease.View document
- Landlord legal supportLegal help for the matters landlords face.View document
When to use this
- A tenant misses a month's rent
- A part payment arrives and the balance is still due
- A landlord sets out the account before taking further steps
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About the late-rent notices
Not necessarily. States have their own required notices before an eviction process, with set wording and periods. This letter does not replace one.
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