How do you legally serve a 5 Day Notice in Georgia to a tenant default in paying rent & scheduled deposit amounts as specified in their lease? No deposit payments have been made at all & rent has not been made timely except for the lst month. Less than a 1/4 th of the rental amount has been paid for the current month with another full month's rent due again in 5 days. Can a notorized letter be served by the landlord or does it have to be filed through the county government? Please help. With this tenant not paying in a reasonable manner, it is beginning to cause hardship for the landlord. The lease was signed 4 months ago.

FIVE (05) DAY NOTICE TO PAY RENT OR QUIT
IN THE ALTERNATIVE TO QUIT
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TO:



TAKE NOTICE that you are hereby required to pay undersigned landlord or agent the amount of rent now in default for the period stated herein.

Amount of Periodic Rent: $ 0.00
Refundable Security Deposit: $ 0.00
Refundable Cleaning Deposit: $ 0.00
Rent Paid in Advance: $ 0.00
Other: $ 0.00

Breakdown of Charges and/or Additional Fees:
UNPAID AUGUST 2009 RENT $12,628.21
UNPAID NOVEMBER 2009 RENT $ 3,128.21

IF YOU FAIL to pay the rent as heretofore demanded, you have the alternative of surrendering the above said premises at or before noon on the 10th day following the day of this service. The tenant is hereby advised of his rights to contest such notice by filing within 10 days, and affidavit with the Justice of the Peace in your city here that he is not in default in the payment of such rent.
This is intended as a TEN (5) DAY NOTICE to Pay Rent or in the alternative to Quit.

Dated:

Tenant:



YOUR ADDRESS HERE
1234 Bla Bla Bla

AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING AND MAILING

Delivering a copy to the tenant named .

Leaving a copy with a person suitable age and discretion at the above noted property and mailing a copy of same addressed to the above named tenant at the above address.

Finding no one at the premises above, posting a copy of the same upon the front door of this same premises and mailing a copy of the same addressed to the above address.


This TEN (5) DAY notice was delivered by:



Signature



Witness

five (05) day notice to pay rent or quit
in the alternative to quit
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to:



Take notice that you are hereby required to pay undersigned landlord or agent the amount of rent now in default for the period stated herein.

Amount of periodic rent: $ 0.00
refundable security deposit: $ 0.00
refundable cleaning deposit: $ 0.00
rent paid in advance: $ 0.00
other: $ 0.00

breakdown of charges and/or additional fees:
Unpaid august 2009 rent $12,628.21
unpaid november 2009 rent $ 3,128.21

if you fail to pay the rent as heretofore demanded, you have the alternative of surrendering the above said premises at or before noon on the 10th day following the day of this service. The tenant is hereby advised of his rights to contest such notice by filing within 10 days, and affidavit with the justice of the peace in your city here that he is not in default in the payment of such rent.
This is intended as a ten (5) day notice to pay rent or in the alternative to quit.

Dated:

Tenant:



Your address here
1234 bla bla bla

affidavit of posting and mailing

delivering a copy to the tenant named .

Leaving a copy with a person suitable age and discretion at the above noted property and mailing a copy of same addressed to the above named tenant at the above address.

Finding no one at the premises above, posting a copy of the same upon the front door of this same premises and mailing a copy of the same addressed to the above address.


This ten (10) day notice was delivered by:



Signature



witness





I can send you the ofrficial note if you need it.

Eviction - that's it