Tennessee Late Rent Notice

A free Tennessee late rent notice that follows Tennessee law. Fill in the boxes, check the rules below, then print or copy it. Keep a copy and proof of how you sent it.

What Tennessee law says

Late fees	URLTA counties: no late fee may be charged until after a 5-day grace period, counting the due date as day 1. If the last day falls on a Sunday or legal holiday, no fee may be charged if rent is paid the next business day. Late fees may not exceed 10% of the past-due rent. Non-URLTA counties: no statute caps late fees or sets a grace period; the lease governs. Source: T.C.A. 66-28-201(d); ch. 66-7 (checked)
Notice for unpaid rent	14 days. URLTA counties: written notice that the lease will end unless the rent is paid within 14 days after the tenant receives the notice. The tenant can cure by paying. Notice may be waived only by a waiver in 12-point or larger bold type in the lease, and the 5-day late-fee grace period still applies. Non-URLTA counties: 14 days' notice for rent that is due and in arrears, upon demand. The lease does not end if the tenant pays before the date in the notice. Source: T.C.A. 66-28-505(a)(2), (b); 66-28-201(c); 66-7-109(a)

Late fees

URLTA counties: no late fee may be charged until after a 5-day grace period, counting the due date as day 1. If the last day falls on a Sunday or legal holiday, no fee may be charged if rent is paid the next business day. Late fees may not exceed 10% of the past-due rent. Non-URLTA counties: no statute caps late fees or sets a grace period; the lease governs.

Source: T.C.A. 66-28-201(d); ch. 66-7 (checked)

Notice for unpaid rent

14 days. URLTA counties: written notice that the lease will end unless the rent is paid within 14 days after the tenant receives the notice. The tenant can cure by paying. Notice may be waived only by a waiver in 12-point or larger bold type in the lease, and the 5-day late-fee grace period still applies. Non-URLTA counties: 14 days' notice for rent that is due and in arrears, upon demand. The lease does not end if the tenant pays before the date in the notice.

Source: T.C.A. 66-28-505(a)(2), (b); 66-28-201(c); 66-7-109(a)

Fill in your letter

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To: [tenant name(s)]

Premises: [rental address]

Rent of $[rent amount] for [rental period] was due on [due date] and has not been received.

Under your lease, a late fee of $[late fee] applies. Tennessee limits on late fees: T.C.A. 66-28-201(d); ch. 66-7 (checked).

Total now due: $[total due]. Please pay by [date] to [payment method].

This is a reminder, not an eviction notice. Before filing an eviction case, a landlord must give the separate notice Tennessee law requires.

Date: [today's date]
Landlord or agent: [your name]
Signature: ____________________

How to send it: use a method you can prove — certified mail with return receipt, or email/text if your lease allows notices that way. Write down the date.

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