The non-payment of the amount of rent on the first day of each month always becomes an irritant for the landlords and managers of rental dwellings. Moreover, the fact that the rent is frequently paid late may cause you certain prejudice.
However, the best advice that can be given to the landlord in case of non-payment of the rent is that one should act rapidly to avoid conflicts and loss of money with the delinquent tenant.
It is important to talk to the tenant but not to let the situation get out of hand. Not being diligent in case of non-payment may rapidly worsen the situation when the tenant himself will less and less be able to make his payment when the following month the rent will be due.
We can introduce a request for non-payment of the rent from the moment the latter is overdue, i.e. on the 2nd day of the month. The fact of rapidly introducing the request may allow to correct the behaviour of certain tenants who wait until the 21st day of each month to pay. Nevertheless, this way of doing things is not perfect because we cannot ask for termination of the lease and expulsion of the tenant before the rent becomes overdue by more than 21 days. Consequently, if the rent is still not paid after the delay of 21 days, we must return to the Régie du logement in order to make an amendment. This amendment must, just like the request, be notified to the tenant.
It is for this reason that, in most situations, it is easier to wait until the 21 day delay is over in order to submit a request of non-payment, termination of the lease and expulsion of the occupants at the same time.
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