Q: I have a month to month tenant who is late paying. I gave notice of rent default letter stating to pay in 7 days or will
take further action. Date has passed for tenant to pay up. Do I now have to give tenant a 15 day notice to end month to month tenancy? I am located in palm beach county.
A:
Cease work. You have no real idea what you are doing, and you are liable to make an error which will cost you.
You don't send a 7 day notice when the tenant refuses to pay, you send a 3 day letter, properly delivered and which conforms to the statute.
Many counties, Palm Beach may be one of them, has all the forms you need to do a tenant eviction. If PB doesn't, try Broward, Miami, Hillsborough, Charlotte, Lee, Or Manatee. The forms will be the same except for the county information. But in addition to filling out the forms correctly, you have to know what to do with them - how to serve them, what to do afterwards, etc., etc. Its a lot to learn. The better option is to retain an attorney to do this for you AND then maintain that relationship so you have an attorney whom you know, rather than on relying on internet responses. Being a landlord, even if it just one house, is serious business. You have to really know what you are doing, or the financial consequences to you could put your investment at risk. Good luck.
Terrence H Thorgaard agrees with this answer
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