Walk It Through: The Three Day Notice
Rent late, a notice taped to the door, a summons, and three business days to answer.
Rent is late, and a written notice to pay or quit is served.
Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.
An eviction for unpaid rent. Evictions for nuisance or a crime, mobile home parks, and the expungement of a dismissed eviction are covered separately.
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.
- Order of restitutionThe court's order returning the premises to the landlord, included in a judgment for the landlord and enforceable immediately.
- Unlawful detainerA tenant staying in possession after the lease term, after a proper notice to quit, or after a notice to pay rent or leave has gone uncomplied with for three business days.