Walk It Through: The Notice to Quit
A marshal at the door, a court date, five days after judgment, and a stay of up to six months.
A state marshal hands a tenant a notice to quit giving a date a few days away.
Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.
An eviction for lapse of time in an apartment. Nonpayment cases, where the further stay is up to three months, and appeals are left to the page and its sources.
A practice walkthrough, not a prediction of how any real one will go. Legal information, not legal advice.
Words this turns on
Terms with a legal meaning that is narrower than the everyday one. Each links to the definition and the authority behind it.
- Grace periodThe nine days after rent is due, four in a week to week tenancy, before a landlord may end the agreement for nonpayment or charge a late fee.
- Notice to quitThe written notice served by a proper officer telling a tenant to leave by a date at least three days later, stating the reason in the statute's words, which comes before an eviction case.
- Summary processThe court case that follows a notice to quit, in which a tenant who does not appear within two days after the return day may have judgment entered against them, followed by a five day stay of execution.