Late fees included in eviction notice?
Somewhat of a follow up to my question last night.
My lease agreements dictate a $20 late fee for rent received after the 5th and then $5 per day for any rent received after the 10th.
I have a couple tenants that are routinely late but always stay current on their rent usually paying by the 15th. I don't personally have an issue with this as it results in an additional $45 per month in cash.
The problem arises when a tenant isn't staying current. I have 1 property with tenants that are chronically late and keep getting later dragging into the next month. At that point it's like a snowball.
I've somehow managed to avoided having to evict anyone in the 5 years of owning and managing my own rentals.
So say for example it's the 20th and tenant hasn't paid.
I finally decide to send out the 3 day notice. Do I include the $800 rent + $70 in late fees in the notice?
The reason I ask is because I used the rocket lawyer site for a template on my last 3 day notice and it stated that late fees where not to be included in the notice.
Further complicating things is the fact the late fees change on a daily basis with my current penalty structure.