Build a proper Notice of Past Due Rent — with an itemized late fee and an explicit new payment deadline
Tip: "Print / Save PDF" opens your browser's print dialog — choose "Save as PDF" to keep a clean copy. "Copy notice" pastes it into any document.
Enter the past-due rent to begin
—
This tool builds a proper, professional, copy/paste-ready late rent notice (a "Notice of Past Due Rent") from a short form — the documented first step many landlords send when a tenant misses rent. It assembles the notice date, the tenant name(s), the full property address, your landlord/sender block, a plain demand paragraph, an itemized amount section (past-due rent, an optional authorized late fee, and the total), an explicit new payment deadline date, language preserving your right to pursue eviction if unpaid, and a delivery / proof-of-service line. It also adds a pre-send delivery checklist. Everything runs in your browser — no email, no account to build the notice, nothing uploaded.
Suppose your tenant Jordan Smith owes $1,500.00 in rent that was due June 1, 2026, and you are sending the notice on June 9, 2026 — that is 8 days past due. Your grace period is 5 days, so a late fee is now proper. Your signed lease authorizes a 5% late fee, so you choose "Percent of monthly rent" and enter 5. The tool computes:
days overdue = June 9 − June 1 = 8 days (> 5-day grace → fee applies)
late fee = 5% × $1,500.00 monthly rent = $75.00
TOTAL DUE = 1,500.00 + 75.00 = $1,575.00
new deadline = June 9 + 5 days = Sunday, June 14, 2026Money is rounded to the nearest cent (round-half-up) and shown with thousands separators, e.g. $1,575.00.
The headline reads "Total Due: $1,575.00 — pay by Sunday, June 14, 2026", the itemized breakdown lists Past-due rent, the Late fee (with its basis: "5% of $1,500.00 monthly rent"), and the total, and the notice body is ready to copy. If the rent were still within the 5-day grace period, the tool would suppress the late fee and show a "within grace period" banner so you can send a courtesy reminder instead.
Accuracy & legal notes: This is not legal advice, does not create an attorney-client relationship, and is not a court form. It produces an informal late-rent demand — the documented first step many landlords send. It is NOT a statutory "Notice to Pay Rent or Quit," which is a separate legal document with state-mandated wording, cure periods, and service rules. Statutory cure periods are set by state law and your lease, not by this tool — for example California requires 3 days, Texas a minimum of 3 days, New York 14 days, and Washington 14 days; the "days to pay" here is a courtesy first-notice deadline only. Late-fee legality depends on your signed lease expressly authorizing the fee and on state caps: 5% of monthly rent is the cross-state safe benchmark; some states cap lower (New York = lesser of $50 or 5%), some allow more (Texas up to 12%), and several mandate a grace period (commonly 5 days) before any fee — verify your state and lease. Email is generally not a legally valid delivery method; preferred methods that create proof of service are in-person delivery (note date/time), posting on the door where permitted, or certified mail with return receipt. Before escalating to eviction you must serve the correct statutory pay-or-quit notice for your state — consult a local attorney or your state court self-help resources. Rent control / just-cause jurisdictions and federally subsidized housing may impose additional rules not reflected here. Everything is fully client-side — no upload, no email gate; your inputs never leave your device.
Run a property-management, real-estate, or landlord blog? Jump to the one-line embed code below ↓ — no account, no coding.
See it live: view a real embed example →
A late rent notice (also called a past-due rent notice) is a written demand a landlord sends after a tenant misses rent — the documented first step many landlords take before formal action. The recommended elements are: the date of the notice, the landlord or property manager's name and contact info, the tenant's name(s) exactly as they appear on the lease, the full rental property address including unit number, the amount of unpaid rent, any authorized late fee shown separately, the total now due, and a clear new deadline to pay. This free tool assembles all of that and itemizes the total for you.
No. This tool produces an informal late-rent demand letter — a courtesy first notice. It is NOT a statutory "Notice to Pay Rent or Quit," which is a separate legal document with state-mandated wording, cure periods, and service rules. Before escalating to eviction you must serve the correct statutory pay-or-quit notice for your state (for example, California 3 days, Texas minimum 3 days, New York 14 days, Washington 14 days). This template does not satisfy that requirement — consult a local attorney or your state court self-help resources.
A late fee is only collectible if your signed lease expressly authorizes it, and many states cap how much you can charge or require a grace period first. 5% of monthly rent is the common cross-state safe benchmark; some states cap lower (for example, New York limits late fees to the lesser of $50 or 5%) and several require a grace period (commonly 5 days). Fees above roughly 5–10% are frequently struck down as unreasonable or punitive. Verify your state's cap and your lease before charging — this tool is not legal advice.
A grace period is the number of days after the rent due date before a late fee or notice is proper; it is set by your lease or state law, and 5 days is the most common standard. This tool only applies a late fee when the rent is more than the grace period past due. If the rent is still within the grace period, the tool suppresses the late fee, shows a "within grace period" banner, and lets you send a courtesy reminder instead.
Use a method that creates a paper trail. Preferred methods are in-person delivery (note the date and time), posting on the door where permitted, or certified mail with return receipt. Email is generally NOT a legally valid delivery method for rent notices in most jurisdictions. This tool records your chosen delivery method on the notice and adds a short proof-of-service checklist: keep a dated copy, note the date, time, and method, and consider certified mail with return receipt.
It is 100% free, runs entirely in your browser, and requires no email to build your notice — nothing you type is uploaded. It is NOT legal advice and does not create an attorney-client relationship. It produces a self-help template for an informal first notice; verify your state and local rules, your lease's late-fee terms, and the correct statutory notice before escalating to eviction, and consider consulting an attorney. Rent control, just-cause, and federally subsidized housing may impose additional rules not reflected here.
Built in your browser and saved only there. We don't store or sell your data. Not legal advice.