Q: Is it legal for my landlord to serve me a lease violation notice through e-mail?
I received an email from my landlord saying I had 14 days to cure, and that on day 14 they would be doing an inspection. Is this legal? Or do they have to give it to me in person? They cited Covid as the reason for email instead of in person.
A: Covid does not change a landlord's obligations - serving solely by email (or text for that matter) is not a lawful way to serve a 30 day for cause termination notice and any attempt to enforce the Notice is likely to fail in court. As to whether it also is a valid method of notifying you of their intent to enter on day 14 depends upon the terms specified in your written lease. IF your lease allows for serving actual notices by either email or text, then it probably is. If your lease is silent on service of actual notices by email or text, then it may not be a lawful notice.
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