Idaho 3 Day Notice to Pay or Quit | Eviction Notice Form

An Idaho 3 Day Notice To Quit is a letter that complies with state legal requirements to begin eviction against a tenant for nonpayment of rent. The tenant must pay the rent balance due or else move out within three (3) calendar days of receiving notice.

When To Use an Idaho 3 Day Notice To Quit

An Idaho 3 Day Notice To Quit begins the eviction process when the tenant is late on rent. A landlord may deliver this notice when any part of the rent remains unpaid on the day after it’s normally due.

Some types of Idaho lease termination notice may allow different reasons for termination, or different notice periods. This may also apply to an eviction notice issued because of a lease or legal violation.

How To Write an Idaho 3 Day Notice To Quit

To help ensure the legal compliance of a Notice To Quit:

Use the full name of the receiving parties, and address of record, if known
Specify the basis for terminating the tenancy, and payment necessary to avoid termination
Specify the termination date of the lease or tenancy
Fill in the full address of the rental premises
Provide updated/current address and phone number information
Print name and sign the notice
Complete the certificate of service by indicating the date and method of notice delivery, along with printed name and signature

It is easy to lose an otherwise justified legal action because of improper notice. Check carefully to ensure enough time after notice is delivered, not when it’s sent.

How To Serve an Idaho 3 Day Notice To Quit

Idaho landlords may deliver an eviction notice using any of these methods:

Hand delivery to the tenant
Only if the tenant cannot be found at residence or usual place of business: Hand delivery to a person of suitable age who can accept the notice on behalf of the other party, PLUS delivery by mail to the other party’s address of record
Only if the above forms of delivery fail: Posting the notice to a conspicuous place on the property, such as the entry door, PLUS handing the notice to a person on the property (if possible), PLUS delivery by mail to the property’s address

Mailed notice extends a notice period by three (3) calendar days, to account for variable delivery times.

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In almost all cases, notice is legally served when it is received by the other party, NOT when it’s sent. Check specified date of termination carefully to ensure compliance with the legal requirements for a notice period.

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1 Idaho Code § 6-304: The notices required by the preceding section [appropriate notice to terminate, or appropriate notice to quit] may be served either:

1. By delivering a copy to the tenant personally; or,

2. If he be absent from his place of residence and from his usual place of business, by leaving a copy with some person of suitable age and discretion at either place, and sending a copy through the mail addressed to the tenant at his place of residence; or, if such place of residence and business cannot be ascertained, or a person of suitable age or discretion cannot be found there, then by affixing a copy in a conspicuous place on the property, and also delivering a copy to a person there residing, if such person can be found; and also sending a copy through the mail addressed to the tenant at the place where the property is situated. Service upon a subtenant may be made in the same manner.
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2 Idaho R. Civ. P. 2.2: Additional Time After Service by Mail. When a party may or must act within a specified time after service and service is made by mail, 3 days are added to the specified time.
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