 Fee to Serve Notice (by Lisa. [AZ]) Feb 23, 2014 10:46 AM
 Fee to Serve Notice (by kt [IL]) Feb 23, 2014 12:05 PM
Fee to Serve Notice (by Lisa. [AZ]) Feb 23, 2014 12:25 PM
Fee to Serve Notice (by Robert J [CA]) Feb 23, 2014 12:30 PM
Fee to Serve Notice (by OPM [OR]) Feb 23, 2014 12:38 PM
Fee to Serve Notice (by David [FL]) Feb 23, 2014 1:17 PM
Fee to Serve Notice (by Lisa. [AZ]) Feb 23, 2014 1:34 PM
Fee to Serve Notice (by Cal [NY]) Feb 23, 2014 2:22 PM
Fee to Serve Notice (by ltd [AZ]) Feb 23, 2014 4:48 PM
Fee to Serve Notice (by Cal [NY]) Feb 23, 2014 6:08 PM
Fee to Serve Notice (by Lana [IN]) Feb 25, 2014 8:48 AM
Fee to Serve Notice (by Lisa. [AZ]) Posted on: Feb 23, 2014 10:46 AM
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Those of you that charge a fee for having to serve notice (5 day pay or quit particularly, but any other violations as well), what wording do you use in your lease?
--68.230.xx.xx |
Fee to Serve Notice (by kt [IL]) Posted on: Feb 23, 2014 12:05 PM
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Here in Ill u have to have it written into the lease if u are going to be awarded costs from a judge. Because of this we always say that a tenant is responsible for our legal costs. We don't make anything off it but at least get our costs back. --50.122.xx.xx |
Fee to Serve Notice (by Lisa. [AZ]) Posted on: Feb 23, 2014 12:25 PM
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Yes, that's what I'm going for while updating our lease today. However, I don't have to shell out cash to serve notice. I spend my time and a bit of my sanity preparing the notice, but until we go to court, there is no cash spent other than certified mailing fees.
The certified fees get a little ridiculous, as well as my time spent, when the tenants are late every. single. month.
And it's not just for a 5 day notice that I'm looking for here. If I have to serve any notice I want to put a fee on it. (Like the "turn your water back on you filthy pig and quit calling me over to check for frozen pipes [in AZ, no less!] when the water company has already confirmed you've been on the phone making payment arrangements with them " notice.) I've found that some tenants are AWESOME and some are complete PITAs! This is for the PITA tenants and the others need not even give it a second thought. --68.230.xx.xx |
Fee to Serve Notice (by Robert J [CA]) Posted on: Feb 23, 2014 12:30 PM
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Lisa are you going way overboard here. Even if you have such wording in a lease it's going to be near impossible to enforce -- collection of fee's for serving notice to tenants.
Second, what a lot of landlords do is "limit" the legal fee's paid to the prevailing party in a landlord tenant law suit to $500. Why? For one, a landlord collects on less than 10% of their judgments granted. While a tenant collect over 80% of the time for a landlord because of their deep pockets and insurance.
--98.119.x.xxx |
Fee to Serve Notice (by OPM [OR]) Posted on: Feb 23, 2014 12:38 PM
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Hi Lisa...
Robt makes a excellent point..
I'd only add to take a moment to look up the AZ laws.. for LL/Teant
See if they allows fees and what kinds.. such as he one you are asking about
Knowledge is power --207.55.xxx.xxx |
Fee to Serve Notice (by David [FL]) Posted on: Feb 23, 2014 1:17 PM
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Don't know about Az, but here is what I use in Fl.
. If it becomes necessary to serve notice of any default, Resident agrees to pay Landlord a fee of $25.00 for service of such notice, and if collection or legal action becomes necessary, Resident agrees to pay all costs in connection with such actions to including reasonable Attorney's Fees, Court Costs, collection fees, and all Administrative Costs on behalf of Landlord. --66.177.xxx.xxx |
Fee to Serve Notice (by Lisa. [AZ]) Posted on: Feb 23, 2014 1:34 PM
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Thanks David! That's what I want.
I posted another response, but it didn't "take." I guess links are not allowed?
Anyway, our lawyer's worksheet for when you submit it to him has this:
11. NOTICE FEE: $ _____
IF ALLOWED BY LEASE --68.230.xx.xx |
Fee to Serve Notice (by Cal [NY]) Posted on: Feb 23, 2014 2:22 PM
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Isn't that what late fees are for? Covering the serving fees? Here in my area if I get to the point of serving (paying someone which I need to do ...) I just make sure that the initial process fee will be covered. If I end up going to court - we can add in the court costs. But the fee for them to be served (to go to court) cannot be added.
The "smaller" places I don't charge a huge fee but at least ensure that the first (here it's 3 days) is covered - depends on how many people are on the lease/notice. After that - it's an operating expense since I need to get them the heck out so I can make money as fast as I can. --74.78.xxx.xxx |
Fee to Serve Notice (by ltd [AZ]) Posted on: Feb 23, 2014 4:48 PM
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We don't charge a separate fee. That is what the late fee is for. But I like the idea. :-) We charge a $50.00 late fee. If I have to file eviction, service is added into the costs.
Doesn't cover us for other notices though. May have to add clause #697... --24.156.xx.xx |
Fee to Serve Notice (by Cal [NY]) Posted on: Feb 23, 2014 6:08 PM
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Our leases actually have all of that in there (the fact that the tenant is responsible for the costs of blah blah) - I think. I have to check the wording now. I've only gone to court twice so far for non pay /eviction. I didn't get the money (knew I wouldn't) - since I really just wanted them out (not that I don't want them to pay - but we know how that all goes.
Funny thing I looked up the one and she didn't have anything as far as court goes on her record until we took her. Now it's like every year there was something listed for her ... amazing. --74.78.xxx.xxx |
Fee to Serve Notice (by Lana [IN]) Posted on: Feb 25, 2014 8:48 AM
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In my county the judge demands Sheriff's service which costs $13 or a tenant signed notice. I have a $15 charge if I have to have tenants served, or I offer them a chance to sign the notice which the judge accepts and miss the $15 charge. --64.184.xx.xxx |
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