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Carl, you don't want to draft a letter. You want to use your state's Pay or Quit Notice. (The court may call this by another name, but it is still a pay or quit.) Many states have specific information or wording that must be included in that notice. Some even require a certain sized font. If your letter does not contain these items, the notice isn't worth the paper it is printed on. You'd have to go back and serve the correct notice and wait the time out again before you could file. Get the correct form from the Clerk of Court (it may be on their internet site under eviction forms). Use only the legal form. Also, make sure that the method of service is correct. Some states do not allow certified mail for this service. Some states' laws say they have not been served if they refuse to pick up the certified mail. The clerk will know what forms of service are permitted. Make sure you serve it, with delivery confirmation, by some method that is appropriate for the rental's location. If necessary, get a relative or friend in that area to personally serve it. If you do, plan on getting a notarized statement that they served it, get the tenant to sign for it, or plan on bringing that person to any eviction hearing.
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