Rent arrears

[meagain]

Precisely how is the period for arrears determined? Consider the month of April, with rent payable on the first of the month. Does it become in arrears by two months on 1 June (two months after payment date), 30 June (two months after the rent period)? Must it be two clear months, i.e. at that point must the rent for May also have gone unpaid, or is it merely that rent has been behind for two months?

No pressing reason for this (part of an ongoing saga), but this probably needs to be made clear anyway.

[rosysparkle]

If the rent is due on 1st April, and remains unpaid, and nothing more is paid, then on 1st May* there is two months arrears and on 1st June there is three months arrears.

If some rent is paid, then that should be allocated to the most outstanding, so if no rent is paid on 1st April but on 1st May one month is paid, the rent is back to being one month in arrears.

If the rent has often been late, and is still behind when a s8 is served, then grounds 10 and 11 will still stand, even if the rent is less than two months behind.

I don't think I explained that very well, so do ask more if you need a bit of clarification!

*I originally typed March - thanks to blacksheep for pointing this out!

[blacksheep1979]

I would have thought the first of march would have been 12 months or time travel

[Joa]

Oi, blacksheep, you are naughty
you know that it's just a typo!
besides, if you think you can do better....go on!

[rosysparkle]

Oops. I'd blame the wine but I didn't have any last night. I will blame the lack of wine for my fingers' inability to distinguish between March and May.

I'll edit it.

[meagain]

So it's not actually two months, then? Just that by my reckoning, remaining unpaid by May 1st would be one month late. I'm guessing I've probably misunderstood something somewhere in my original reading.

[MrShed]

I actually agree with meagain on this - they are not actually in 1 months arrears until 1 month after the pay date, IMO.

[rosysparkle]

Originally Posted by meagain

So it's not actually two months, then? Just that by my reckoning, remaining unpaid by May 1st would be one month late. I'm guessing I've probably misunderstood something somewhere in my original reading.

But there's another month rent due on May 1st, isn't there? So if that isn't paid, on May 1st there are two months rent outstanding.

[jampot]

Originally Posted by rosysparkle

But there's another month rent due on May 1st, isn't there? So if that isn't paid, on May 1st there are two months rent outstanding.

Outstanding, yes. In arrears? I didn't think so.

[callumsgran]

LOL i love the way this thread was abandoned cos no-one knew the answer!!!

[Aequitas]

Rent, whether paid in arrear or in advance, has a date on which it is due. If that date passes without the rent being paid it is "in arrears". Rent continues to be in arrears until all rent that is outstanding has been paid. The period by which it is described to be in arrears is the period to which the amount outstanding is attributable.

[djgordyp]

Let me have a stab at explaining it
You move into the property on 1st March. The first payment is due on 1st April but you don't pay it. You now owe one months rent and are therefore in arrears because you didn't pay on the due date.

See, that wasn't hard now was it