This tenant got an eviction letter from their landlord
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Usually tenants have 3-7 days to pay overdue rent, not 15 minutes
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When we’re talking about rent due dates, the lease agreement is the primary document establishing the terms and conditions between tenants and landlords. In most cases, it clearly specifies when the payments need to be made, so since the Redditor hasn’t shared theirs, it’s hard to determine all of the details of their situation.
According to Marcia Stewart, who co-authored such books asEvery Tenant’s Legal GuideandLeases & Rental Agreements, tenants often feel that the form of payment—cash or check—should be up to them but unfortunately, it’s not their call.
If you don’t pay rent when it’s due, expect your landlord to do the following:
But usually tenants have 3-7 days to pay overdue rent. Not 15 minutes.
Rent increases lead to more people being kicked out onto the streets
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According to Carl Gershenson of Princeton University’sEviction Labin New Jersey, in recent years, many cities across the US have seen dramatic rent increases and because of that, eviction filing rates have surged, particularly in the South and Southwest.
Rent hikes across the country are most painful for working single mothers, retirees and people receiving disability payments from the government.
The Redditor mentioned that they “hate being a Millennial,” and while their pain is palpable in the text they wrote, surprisingly, the Americans most at risk of eviction are babies and toddlers.
Of the 7.6 million individuals facing eviction each year,nearly 40%—2.9 (2.7 to 3.2) million—were children, weathering instability during crucial years for their development.
“When I started writing about these issues, I kind of thought kids would shield families from eviction,”saidMatthew Desmond, who leads the Princeton Eviction Lab. “But they expose families to eviction.”
Hopefully, lvl100Evasion will find a way to bounce back.
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