Is text message considered as an legal notice ?

[Jenny Wall]

Hi 

Anyone out there knows if text message considered as legal notice ? Especially in state of Utah. 

I have a tenant texted me that she wanted to move out by the end of the month before the lease term end , because she can't afford the rent any more. I have made it clear to her about her early termination consequences according to our lease. She wanted me post the available date on rental ad as Dec 3. I have found new tenants to start the lease on Dec 5. After she knew the new tenants have signed the lease, she started to complain that she has too short a notice to move out (she was the one showed the house and told the new potential tenants that she wanted to be out by Dec 1. ) and it is not fair she has to pay early termination fee . She is going to talk to Attoney about her rights...

Luckily I haven't signed on the lease with the new tenants and they are very accommodating. I have to cancelled the lease. 

I would like to know what's my right in this situation. 

Thanks in advance 

[Levi T.]

I've seen many cases here in VA where tenants or LL showed copy's of text or email, and the judge upheld whatever was said.

It’s a good time to add legal wording to your future leases that says it allows digital communication as written notice.

Overall your tenant is a deadbeat, she is going to make a lot of claims and never do anything.. like hire an attorney because she has no money to pay rent. no free attorney is going to take that case as it’s not cut and dry.

Your just going to have to keep the  pressure on, till she pays, vanishes, or is evicted.

How did her lack of income to rent ratio slip through your screening process?