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10-day notice is a notice to the tenant to comply with some requirement
of the rental agreement or rules and regulations. The notice must state
both the required conduct that the tenant has violated (i.e. payment of
utilities or quiet enjoyment for the other tenants) and the specific conduct
of the tenant receiving the notice that violated the rental agreement or
rule (i.e. having loud parties or an unauthorized occupant).
Once given, the tenant has 10 full days with which to comply. If the notice
is for payment of utilities or deposit, the tenant has 10 days to tender
the money to the management. If the notice is for noise or loud parties,
the tenant can continue making the noise or having the loud parties for
the 10 days. It is only if the rule has not been complied with after the
period in the notice that the management can begin eviction procedures.
If the notice is for loud parties or noise complaints, have the tenants
making the noise complaint keep a log during the 10 days because if the
tenant continues the noise during the period of the notice after they have
been specifically told to stop, it shows bad faith on the tenant's part
which the court will take into consideration during any later eviction.
Remember, you can count the weekends and court holidays for any 10 day or 20 day notice.
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