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14-Day Notice to Quit
Tenants receiving tenant-based rental assistance with questions are encouraged to contact their local legal aid program at (866) 534-5243 or www.valegalaid.org/find-legal-help
[Landlord name]
[Landlord notice street address]
[Landlord city, state, zip]
[Landlord telephone number]
[Landlord additional contact information (e.g., fax, email)]
14-DAY NON-PAYMENT NOTICE
[Date]
To: [tenant name]
[Tenant notice street address]
[Tenant notice city, state, zip code]
Leased Premises: [property street address, city, state, zip code] (the “Premises”)
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT, pursuant to the terms of your [rental agreement] (the “Lease”) for the rent and use of the Premises listed above now occupied by you:
You have failed to pay and currently owe payment for the rent [OPTIONAL CLAUSE for Other Outstanding Charges: , late charges, utilities, other outstanding charges, or fees (collectively, such rent together with such late charges, utilities, other outstanding charges, or fees,] (the “Rent”) which was due and owing for the period from [first delinquent rent date] to [last delinquent rent date] (“Delinquent Period”). As a result, your Rent for said Delinquent Period remains unpaid after the date such Rent was due and such Rent is currently owed. Therefore, your rent is PAST DUE. Accordingly, you owe the following amounts:
| Rent Past Due: | $ |
| [Late Fee or other applicable charges] | $ |
| Total Amount Past Due: | $ |
This nonpayment of Rent could lead to your eviction.
You have fourteen (14) days after your receipt of this notice to respond. That date is: [date which is 14 days after the notice is served].
You may respond and do one or more of the following things:
_____ Pay the total amount past due and owed
_____ Apply for rental assistance on your own with the Virginia Rent Relief Program (RRP) or another federal, state, or local rent relief program. If you choose this option, you are advised to notify the landlord of your application.
OR
_____ Cooperate with your landlord’s application on your behalf with the Virginia Rent Relief Program (RRP) or another federal, state, or local rent relief program.
Should you fail to timely respond and pay the full amount past due and owing within such 14-day period, the landlord may proceed to obtain possession of the premises as provided in Section 55.1-1251.
Any items of personal property left in the Premises, any storage area, or otherwise on the property upon which the Premises is located may be disposed of by landlord without liability within the 24-hour period after lease termination.
In addition, full payment of all amounts you owe the landlord – including all Rent [OPTIONAL CLAUSE for Other Outstanding Charges: , late charges, utilities, other outstanding charges, or fees] as contracted for in your Lease that are owed to the landlord as of the date payment is made, as well as any damages, money judgment, award of attorney fees, court costs and Sheriff’s costs – made at least 48 hours before the scheduled eviction will cause the eviction to be canceled. However, if there were bases for the entry of an order of possession other than nonpayment of Rent stated in the unlawful detainer action filed by the landlord, payment will not cause the eviction to be cancelled.
Any partial payment of Rent made before or after a judgment of possession is ordered will not prevent your landlord from taking action to evict you. However, full payment of all amounts you owe the landlord, including all Rent as contracted for in the rental agreement that is owed to the landlord as of the date payment is made, as well as any damages, money judgment, award of attorney fees, and court costs made at least 48 hours before the scheduled eviction will cause the eviction to be canceled, unless there are bases for the entry of an order of possession other than nonpayment of rent stated in the unlawful detainer action filed by the landlord.
Upon your written request, your landlord will provide you a written statement of all amounts owed to your landlord so you may pay the exact amount needed to exercise these rights.
RENTAL ASSISTANCE RESOURCES
The landlord hereby provides tenant the following notice of available information regarding the Virginia Rent Relief Program and 2-1-1 Virginia:
Information about the Virginia Rent Relief Program (formerly Virginia Rent and Mortgage Relief Program) can be obtained by visiting: https://www.dhcd.virginia.gov/rmrp or calling 703-962-1884. Unless you pay in full, enter into a payment plan, or inform the landlord that you have already applied for rental assistance, the landlord, with your cooperation in providing all information and documentation required, will apply for rental assistance on your behalf.
Additionally, you may wish to contact 2 – 1 – 1 Virginia to determine any additional federal, state, or local rent relief programs for which you might be eligible by visiting: https://211virginia.org or calling 211.
You may wish to contact your local legal aid program for free legal assistance to low-income people by visiting: https://www.valegalaid.org/find-legal-help or calling 1-866-LEGLAID (1-866-534-5243).
HEARING RIGHTS
_____ HEARING RIGHTS. You have the right to a hearing before a court filing to discuss this notice with your landlord. You have ten (10) days after your receipt of this notice to ask your landlord in writing for that hearing. That date is: [date which is 10 days after serving this notice to tenant]. If you ask your landlord in writing by that date for that hearing, your landlord will schedule that hearing with you and not file an eviction lawsuit until after that hearing (if an eviction lawsuit still is needed). You still will have the right to go to court to defend against an eviction lawsuit.
_____ NO HEARING RIGHTS. You do not have the right to a hearing before a court filing to discuss this notice with your landlord. The reason you do not have that right is: [disclose circumstances which restrict hearing rights.]
You still will have the right to go to court to defend against an eviction lawsuit.
Your prompt attention to this matter is both necessary and appreciated.
I certify that a true and exact copy of this Fourteen (14) Day Nonpayment Notice was given to the tenant at the address shown above by first class mail / hand delivery / electronic mail on [date upon which notice was served].
THIS NOTICE IS PROVIDED TO YOU IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LEASE AND THE VIRGINIA RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT, CODE OF VIRGINIA SECTION 55.1-1245. NOTHING IN THIS NOTICE IS INTENDED OR SHALL BE CONSTRUED AS A WAIVER BY THE LANDLORD OF ANY RIGHTS OR REMEDIES THE LANDLORD MAY HAVE UNDER THE LEASE OR UNDER STATE OR FEDERAL LAW.
____________________
Signature
____________________
Date
PROOF OF SERVICE
I, the undersigned, being at least 18 years of age, declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia, that on ____________________, 20_____ I served a true copy of the attached Notice of Termination in the following method:
☐ Personal delivery to ____________________ at the following address: ____________________________________________________________.
☐ Substituted delivery left with/at ____________________ at the following address: ____________________________________________________________.
☐ Posted delivery at the following address: ____________________________________________________________.
☐ Registered mail, return receipt requested to ____________________ at the following address: ____________________________________________________________.
☐ Certified mail, return receipt requested to ____________________ at the following address: ____________________________________________________________.
Signed by: ____________________
Print Name: ____________________
Date: ____________________
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