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John T.
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Legal Eyes Needed - when to vacate, file eviction, lease ending?

John T.
  • Investor
  • Tamuning, Guam
Posted

Hello BP,

Trying to figure out what my local law says for lease termination, vacating, and evictions. See below excerpt:

48401. Noncompliance with Rental Agreement; Failure to

Pay Rent.

(a) Except as provided in this Act, if there is

noncompliance by the tenant with the rental agreement or

noncompliance with § 48204 affecting health and safety, the

landlord may deliver a written notice to the tenant specifying the

acts and omissions constituting the breach, and that the rental

agreement will terminate upon a date not less than five (5) days

after receipt of the notice unless otherwise agreed in writing by

landlord and tenant. If the breach is not remedied within the five

(5) days, the rental agreement shall terminate as provided in the

notice subject to the following: If the breach is remediable by

repairs or the payment of damages or otherwise and the tenant

adequately remedies the breach before the date specified in the

notice, the rental agreement shall not terminate.

(b) If rent is unpaid when due and the tenant fails to pay

rent five (5) days after written notice by the landlord of

nonpayment and his intention to terminate the rental agreement

if the rent is not paid within that period, the landlord may

terminate the rental agreement thirty (30) days after receipt of

notice.

(c) Except as provided in this Act, the landlord may

recover actual damages and obtain injunctive relief for

noncompliance by the tenant with the rental agreement or with §

48204 of this Chapter. If the tenant’s noncompliance is willful,

the landlord may recover reasonable attorney’s fees.

Does this mean that a non paying tenant has 30 days to stay in unit after non payment? When can eviction be filed? When does lease actually end?

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