Gypsy
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Check your lease. Mine states by the 3rd and we get hit hard if we're late.
Our previous lease gave us until the 5th which was great.
And unfortunately you can't do anything other than pay it if that is what your lease says.. |
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reenzz
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No. Grace periods are a privileged..not a right or law. Ohio has no such law...nor does any other state. |
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nina
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IF YOUR RENT IS DUE ON THE FIRST, THEN IT IS DUE ON THE FIRST. NOT THE SECOND OR THE THIRD. |
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æva
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In most states A landlord can charge a late fee on the 2nd or 3rd day of the month. |
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Susan C
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if your rent is due on the 1st...it's due then...
3 days grace is at the discretion of your landlord... |
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Amanda H
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Not sure about the law in Ohio, but I live in FL, and I only have until the 3rd. |
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Momma2007
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No, it is up to the landlords if they offer a grace period. Many do, but some of the *mean* ones don't. |
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Paula M
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Nope.. State law dictates...for example...Mass no late fee for 30 whole days....arizona no grace period...
My lease spells out the FIRST calendar day of each month and more importantly the TIME of day...3pm...at 3:06pm...late fee of $29 hits...that way, I'm not wringing my hands in despair at 9pm wondering if they are going to pay on time.
However, if a late fee is NOT included in the lease details....most states then prohibit the landlord from collecting them.... |
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acermill
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You're totally wrong. If your lease indicates that payment of rent is due on the first, that is exactly when it is due. If your rent arrives on the second of the month, the landlord can assess a late fee. Consider yourself fortunate that you are getting a few days grace. The landlord is under NO obligation to provide such grace to you. |
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colanth
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The landlord is within his rights to require that the check be in his hands no later than the first of the month (or any other time that a lease requires, if there's such a provision in the lease).
What you can do next month is take a very short term loan, the same thing you'd do if the law allowed payment on the 5thand you were being paid on the 6th. |
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gafpromise
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You have whatever rights are expressed in your lease. Whatever your lease says about late charges will govern. I don't think the landlord has the right to change the terms regarding late fees at any time, unless the lease gives him that right. I have never heard of any state law saying any such thing. |
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John M
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The lease that you signed should spell out the due date for the rent. If the lease says the rent is due on the 1st, but it has been the practice of the landlord to allow until the 5th, he is within his rights to change his policy. But if the lease says due on the 5th without penalty, then the landlord cannot change it to the third until the end of the lease term. If you originally signed a one year lease, which converted to a month to month lease at the end of the first year, then the landlord, with proper advance notice, can change the policy.
Good luck. |
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9 daughters
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Odd that you should ask. I just looked up this very issue in my state's statutes. In my state you do have a legal grace period until midnight on the 4th. So, if you pay on the 4th, no late fee, but if you pay on the 5th there is a late fee. My state also specifies a limit on what the late fee can be but only limits it to what is "reasonable".
I can't speak for Ohio but most states have similar laws and your state's statutes are certainly online for you to read for yourself. |
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Weimaraner Mom
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There is no state law that gives you a five day grace period, what does your lease say? Your landlord makes the rules up on when rent is due and when late fees are charged. If it's late after the 2nd then yes, if he wants rent on the first then he's entitled to rent on the first.
The only thing you can do is pay rent on the first of the month to avoid being charged a late fee. When in doubt read your lease, all the terms and responsibilities are spelled out. If it doesn't list a day the rent is late or state or an amount charged for late fees then you have leverage, if it does then I'm afraid you owe it. |
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