Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in California

Getting Charged penalties on rent

Hi

My rent is due on the 1st of the month and my landlady charges a 10% late fee if it is not in her mailbox on the 4th. Is this unreasonable? I thought legally a renter has till the 5th of each month to pay their rent.


Asked on 6/05/09, 4:22 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
David Gibbs The Gibbs Law Firm, APC

Re: Getting Charged penalties on rent

Technically, it is due on the first, late on the sixth day of the month. Additionally, that late fee may well be excessive.

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Answered on 6/05/09, 5:27 pm


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