The written notice District of Columbia requires before you can file an eviction — 30 days for non-payment under D.C. Code § 42-3505.01 — with the balance, deadline date and delivery record filled in from the tenant's ledger.
The reason changes the wording and the deadline. Pick the situation; the period on each card is District of Columbia's minimum — your lease can require more, never less.
D.C. Code § 42-3505.01D.C. Code § 42-3505.0130 days’ notice of past-due rent before filing (D.C. Code § 42-3505.01). Your lease can require more notice than the statute, never less.
A lease can lengthen the period. Whether it can shorten it depends on the state — District of Columbia's rule is above; when the lease is silent, the statutory period applies.
From the day after delivery, and the notice should state the deadline as a date. Where District of Columbia counts business or judicial days, weekends and court holidays are skipped.
You file the eviction in the local court. Filing before the notice period ends gets the case dismissed, so keep the delivery date.
Only if the lease agrees to electronic delivery; otherwise use hand delivery, mail or posting where District of Columbia permits it. The in-app notice emails the tenant and logs it, and prints for hand delivery.
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Notice periods are District of Columbia's statutory minimums as of 2026, reviewed against D.C. Code, Title 42, Chapter 35 (Rental Housing Act of 1985). General information for landlords, not legal advice; local rules — and the CARES Act 30-day notice for covered properties — can add requirements.