Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in New York
Reasonable amount of Time
I was sent a certified letter by my landlord that I needed to make past due rent payment within 5 days of receiving this letter or legal proceedings would begin against me.
QUESTION: Is 5 days legally a reasonable amount of time to do this or was this a non legal arbitrary number of days n
3 Answers from Attorneys
Re: Reasonable amount of Time
5 days is legally acceptable for past due rent.
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Re: Reasonable amount of Time
I think there is some confusion here on the "5 day notice".
5 days is sufficient notice to sue you for rent only (for a money judgment), but 10 days notice is required for eviction/holdover as a summary judgment and 30 days notice for a regular eviction/holdover.
The notice required is diferent depending on what the landlord is seeking.
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Re: Reasonable amount of Time
five days is statutory however this is the first step in an eviction proceeding that can affect your tenancy
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