Late Rent Notice

Free late rent notice: unpaid balance, a late fee checked against your state's cap and grace period, pay-by date and what happens next.

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Sample first page of the Late Rent Notice. Your answers fill in the blanks; the clauses required in your state are added automatically.

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Compare Late Rent Notice rules in all 50 states

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Alabama	No statutory cap	None set by statute	7 calendar days
Alaska	No statutory cap	None set by statute	7 calendar days
Arizona	No statutory cap	None set by statute	5 calendar days
Arkansas	No statutory cap	None set by statute	3 calendar days
California	Must be a reasonable estimate of landlord's actual damages; no statutory percentage cap	None set by statute	3 business days
Colorado	Greater of $50 or 5% of the past-due rent; may not be charged unless disclosed in lease	No late fee until rent is more than 7 days late	10 calendar days
Connecticut	Lesser of $5/day up to $50, or 5% of the delinquent rent	No late fee until rent is more than 9 days late	3 calendar days
Delaware	Max 5% of monthly rent; landlord must maintain office in county or grace is 8 days	No late fee until rent is more than 5 days late	5 calendar days
District of Columbia	Max 5% of monthly rent	No late fee until rent is more than 5 days late	30 calendar days
Florida	No statutory cap	None set by statute	3 business days
Georgia	No statutory cap	None set by statute	3 business days
Hawaii	Max 8% of the rent due	None set by statute	5 business days
Idaho	No statutory cap	None set by statute	3 calendar days
Illinois	No statewide cap; Chicago: $10 on first $500 of rent plus 5% of rent above $500	None set by statute	5 calendar days
Indiana	No statutory cap	None set by statute	10 calendar days
Iowa	Rent ≤ $700/month: max $12/day, $60/month; rent > $700/month: max $20/day, $100/month	None set by statute	3 calendar days
Kansas	No statutory cap	None set by statute	3 calendar days
Kentucky	No statutory cap	None set by statute	7 calendar days
Louisiana	No statutory cap	None set by statute	5 calendar days
Maine	Max 4% of the monthly rent; must be disclosed in writing at lease signing	No late fee until rent is more than 15 days late	7 calendar days
Maryland	Max 5% of the rent due per period	None set by statute	10 calendar days
Massachusetts	No cap; no late fee or interest may be charged until rent is 30 days late	No late fee until rent is more than 30 days late	14 calendar days
Michigan	No statutory cap	None set by statute	7 calendar days
Minnesota	Max 8% of the overdue rent payment; must be in written lease	None set by statute	14 calendar days
Mississippi	No statutory cap	None set by statute	3 calendar days
Missouri	No statutory cap	None set by statute	Demand for Rent
Montana	No statutory cap	None set by statute	3 calendar days
Nebraska	No statutory cap	None set by statute	7 calendar days
Nevada	Max 5% of the periodic rent	No late fee until rent is more than 3 days late	7 business days
New Hampshire	No statutory cap	None set by statute	7 calendar days
New Jersey	No cap; 5-business-day grace period applies only to tenants receiving Social…	None set by statute	None required; 30-day notice in federally subsidized housing
New Mexico	Max 10% of the rent for the rental period	None set by statute	3 calendar days
New York	Lesser of $50 or 5% of the monthly rent	No late fee until rent is more than 5 days late	14 calendar days
North Carolina	Monthly rent: greater of $15 or 5% of rent; weekly rent: greater of $4 or 5%	No late fee until rent is more than 5 days late	10 calendar days
North Dakota	No statutory cap	None set by statute	3 calendar days
Ohio	No statutory cap	None set by statute	3 calendar days
Oklahoma	No statutory cap	None set by statute	5 calendar days
Oregon	Reasonable flat fee, or up to 5% of monthly rent per 5-day late period, or daily fee…	No late fee until rent is more than 4 days late	10 calendar days
Pennsylvania	No statutory cap	None set by statute	10 calendar days
Rhode Island	No cap; late fee may not be charged until rent is 15 days late	No late fee until rent is more than 15 days late	5 calendar days
South Carolina	No statutory cap	None set by statute	5 calendar days
South Dakota	No statutory cap	None set by statute	3 calendar days
Tennessee	Max 10% of the amount past due	No late fee until rent is more than 5 days late	14 calendar days
Texas	Max 12% of monthly rent for buildings with 4 or fewer units; 10% for 5+ units; fee…	No late fee until rent is more than 2 days late	3 calendar days
Utah	Max greater of $75 or 10% of the monthly rent	None set by statute	3 business days
Vermont	No statutory cap	None set by statute	14 calendar days
Virginia	Max lesser of 10% of the periodic rent or 10% of the remaining balance due	None set by statute	14 calendar days
Washington	Max 1.5% of the tenant's total monthly rent (HB 1217, 2025); no fee if paid within 5…	No late fee until rent is more than 5 days late	14 calendar days
West Virginia	No statutory cap	None set by statute	None required by statute; lease notice if required
Wisconsin	No statutory cap	None set by statute	5 calendar days
Wyoming	No statutory cap	None set by statute	3 calendar days

Values are shortened; open the state page for the full rule and its citation.

What this document covers

Unpaid rent, rental period and days past due
Late fee from your lease, checked against your state's cap
Your state's grace period before any late fee
Other charges and total amount due
Pay-by date and how to pay
Friendly reminder or formal notice
What happens next: your state's pay-or-quit notice
Delivery record

How to use this Late Rent Notice in US

Send the late rent notice soon after the due date — but charge a late fee only once rent is more than 2 days late (Tex. Prop. Code § 92.019), and only if your written lease provides for one; your state limit: Max 12% of monthly rent for buildings with 4 or fewer units; 10% for 5+ units; fee must be in written lease.

Keep a copy and note how and when you delivered it. If rent is still unpaid, serve your state's 3-Day Notice to Pay Rent or Vacate (3 calendar days) — the Eviction Notice generator fills in the statutory wording and deadline.

Other names

late rent letter
past due rent notice
rent reminder letter
late rent reminder
notice of late rent
late payment notice for rent
rent overdue letter
late fee notice

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