YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that under the lease agreement dated
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that in accordance with Minn. Stat. § 504B.135(b), within FOURTEEN (14) days after service of this notice on you, you must pay the above-listed amount in full or leave the premises described above. If you do neither of these,
The FOURTEEN-DAY notice period expires at:
If you remain on the above-described premises on the date specified for termination, I may seek to enforce termination only by bringing a judicial eviction, at which time you may present a defense; you may be required to pay court costs and attorneys' fees if it is instituted.
If any tender of monies or payments does not comply with the requirements noted above or otherwise cure or excuse the breach as provided by law, any monies paid by you after the date of this notice shall be accepted for use and occupancy only and not for rent, shall not waive this notice or any subsequent eviction, nor shall it create or reinstate any tenancy.
If you do not make payment and you do not move out, you are hereby notified to produce this notice at any court where this case may be heard.
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PROOF OF SERVICE |
1. At the time of service, I, the undersigned, was at least 18 years of age.
2. I served copies of the fourteen-day notice to pay rent or quit.
3. I served copies of the fourteen-day notice to pay rent or quit to the following tenant:
_________________________________________________________ (Name) |
4. The fourteen-day notice to pay rent or quit was served at:
__________________________________________________________________________ (Full Address) |
5. I served the tenant by:
on _____________________________ at _______________ am pm (Date) (Time) |
(1) After attempting personal service, I left a copy of the fourteen-day notice to pay rent or quit with | ||||
or in the presence of a person of suitable age and discretion: | ||||
____________________________________________________________________________ (Insert name of person you left the notice with who is at least 18 years old, or give description (age, sex, height, weight, etc.) if person refuses to give name) |
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(2) on _____________________________ at _______________ am pm (Date) (Time) |
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(3) I thereafter mailed (by first-class, postage prepaid) a second copy of the fourteen-day notice to | ||||
pay rent or quit to the person listed in item 3 to the address listed in item 4 | ||||
on _____________________________ at _______________ am pm (Date) (Time) |
(1) After attempting service, I affixed/posted a copy of the fourteen-day notice to pay rent or quit in a | ||||
conspicuous place at the address listed in item 4 | ||||
on _____________________________ at _______________ am pm (Date) (Time) |
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(2) I thereafter mailed (by first-class, postage prepaid) a second copy of the fourteen-day notice to | ||||
pay rent or quit to the person listed in item 3 to the address listed in item 4 | ||||
on _____________________________ at _______________ am pm (Date) (Time) |
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I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the state of Minnesota that the foregoing is true and correct.
Signed on _________________________, at ______________________, Minnesota. (Date) (Location) |
____________________________________ Print name of person who served notice |
__________________________________ Signature of person who served notice |
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As a landlord, you do your best for your tenants—after all, your property is their home. And, of course, you understand that sometimes, life's unpredictable. But if your tenants stopped paying their rent, it might be time to remind them of their responsibilities gently. A notice to pay rent or quit lets rent past-due tenants know they must catch up on missing payments and how long they have to do so before you start the eviction process.
Here's the information you'll need to have handy to complete your Minnesota 14-day notice to pay rent or quit: