To define a rent notice type parameter value

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A Notice of Seeking Possession Order is the mechanism by which a landlord can apply to the court to gain back possession of a tenant's home if they fail to keep up with their rent account payments i.e. a legal document issued at the first stage of eviction. Based on the grounds for eviction, individual rent notice type parameters can be created and linked to an appropriate 'effective rule' to determine the duration over which a tenant has the opportunity to respond before a court action can be processed. Once a notice has been issued, the assigned 'expiry rule' governs the period over which action can still be taken if subsequent repayment arrangements are broken.


The procedure to define a rent notice type parameter value is as follows:

  1. Navigate to Quick Menu > Rents > Configuration > Rent Configuration Settings. The Rent Configuration Settings window is displayed.
  2. Click on Notice Types (if not already selected). The Notice Types tab is activated.
  3. Click on New Notice. All fields are activated ready for data entry.
  4. Enter a Description for the rent notice type into the field provided 1.
  5. Using the Communication Definition drop-down field, select the communication to be employed on serving this rent notice type.
  6. Using the Effective Rule drop-down field, select an appropriate operating period for this rent notice type before court action can commence i.e. Notice effective immediately, 7 days after next period start, 14 days after next period start, 28 days after next period start or Calendar month after next period start.
  7. Using the Expiry Rule drop-down field, select an appropriate parameter value to reflect the elapsed period before an active notice expires i.e. 12 months after effective date or 52 weeks after effective date.
  8. Choose an Effective from date for this rent notice type i.e. the date on which the parameter came into effect 2.
  9. Choose an Effective to date if the rent notice type parameter status is to be reviewed on a specific date or to capture a change of circumstances; a blank field means the notice type will never expire.
  10. Click on Save 3.


Note

1 System validation rules ensure that the description entered for each new notice type is unique for the effective period.

2 The Effective from date defaults to the current system date and cannot be left blank.

3 To amend the details of an existing parameter, select a notice type from the alphabetical list or enter its name into the Search Notice Types field. By default the list is filtered to show Current notice types. An alternative filter can be applied using the Select view drop-down field: Expired, Future or All combinations. Only a limited number of fields can be updated once a record has been created.


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