what to do if tenants do not acknowlege notices?

[Yiv L.]

I think the following scenarios can happen:
1. When a notice is served in person (ie 5-day notice pay rent or quit, termination notice, ...), what can we do if the tenant refuses to sign and acknowledge?
2. If the notice is sent by certified mail with signature, can tenant still argue in court that the letter he/she received has nothing to do with the subject on the case.

Please tell me my worries are unfounded.

[Mike Franco]

Check your state's proper service instructions. I'm sure it doesn't matter if they refuse anything.

notices do not need to be signed or acknowledged.
If you see them in person, and they refuse to accept, you can just leave it on the floor at their feet.
If they don't open the door, you nail and mail.

It's really an honor system, where you promise under penalty of perjury that you did serve the notice. That's what the copy is for.

Taking photos of your notice posting will help your case. I read somewhere that is what process servers do.

I recently did a nail and mail, and I took pictures of the nailed 3day notice on the door. I also went to the post office and took pictures of the postmarked envelope. The postal clerk can postmark your envelope at the desk.