Q: Is a written 24-hour Notice of Entry valid if it fails to state a date for access: for example, "_____ day of Sept/Oct"?
The Notice adds that "you will receive another notice as contractor gets closer to working." When the contractor arrived unannounced, he said that knocking on my door to work was the required notice.
A: The legal requirement is for a landlord to provide at least 24 hours actual notice of the landlord's intent to enter. I believe the purpose of that requirement is to notify the tenant of the upcoming entry and to allow the tenant to either make arrangements to be present if they wish or to tell the landlord no, come back at a different time/date. Hence if your notice fails to specify a specific intended entry date/time, I think a court would find the purported notice to be defective; but that is only an educated guess and in the end, it is up to the Judge to decide. Do remember that even if you get a valid notice, a tenant is free to deny entry anytime up until the moment of entry (by notice on the front door or by phone or other means of lawfully conveying actual notice (no text or emails unless expressly provided for in a written lease) or just be telling them to leave after they have entered if you wish. If they refuse, call the police. If the proposed entry is by a repair person other than the landlord themselves, you also have the right to require them to show you written authorization from the landlord to enter.
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