Can I charge a tenant for a 3-day notice?

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Can I charge a tenant for a 3-day notice?

I paid $70 to serve them.

Asked on August 16, 2011 California

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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney

Answered 12 years ago | Contributor

To answer your question, you need to carefully read your written lease with your tenant in that its terms set forth the obligations owed you by the tenant and vice versa in the absence of conflicting California law. If the lease allows such a charge for service of the 3 day notice to pay or quit, you can charge the tenant such in the future.

If the lease is silent on the charge for its service, I would still charge the tenant the $70.00 service fee since had the tenant been current on the rent, you would not have had to incur the cost for the 3 day notice to pay or quit.

Under California law, you as the landlord are allowed to serve such notices yourself. You do not need a process server.


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