Legal notices
Every state has different statutory forms, different minimum notice periods, different legal phrases. PMFriend ships current per-state templates and chooses the right one automatically.
Two notice types live today
Rent arrears ladder
When a tenant falls behind on rent:
- 1–6 days overdue — Friendly reminder. No statutory form.
- 7–13 days overdue — Notice to Remedy Breach. State-specific.
- 14+ days overdue — Notice of Termination. Terminal state-specific form. Next step is tribunal.
PMFriend looks at the days-overdue number, picks the right rung, and names the correct form for the property's state:
| State | Notice to Remedy Breach | Notice of Termination |
|---|---|---|
| QLD | Form 11 | Form 12 |
| NSW | s 88 RTA | s 88 RTA |
| VIC | s 91ZM RTA | s 91ZZD RTA |
| WA | Form 1A / 1C | Form 22 |
| SA | Form 2 | Form 2 |
| TAS | s 42 RTA | s 47 RTA |
| ACT | RTA s 47 | RTA s 51 |
| NT | RTA s 99 | RTA s 100 |
⚖️ Important: PMFriend names the form your state requires. Your agency stays responsible for verifying that the form applies to this situation and that the wording is current.
Entry notice
When you (or a contractor) need to enter a property:
- Emergency — 0 hours, no statutory form
- Repairs / maintenance — minimum 24 hours
- Routine inspection / valuation — minimum 7 days
- Sale viewing — minimum 14 days
- Other — minimum 7 days (conservative)
PMFriend checks your proposed time gives enough notice, names the right form, drafts the notice with the correct phrasing.
Real-life examples
Arrears ladder
Alex Nguyen at 45 Bourke St VIC is 10 days overdue on $1,280 rent.
Sarah goes to Notices → Rent arrears ladder, picks VIC, types "10" + "1280" + Alex's name + the address. Hits Draft notice.
PMFriend produces a Notice to Remedy Breach under section 91ZM of the Residential Tenancies Act 1997 (VIC), with the 14-day remedy window, formal phrasing, sworn sign-off.
Sarah reviews, makes one small edit, copies the subject + body into her email tool, sends. End-to-end: ~3 minutes.
Entry notice
Sarah needs to enter Mei Chen's property at 56 Oxford St NSW for a routine quarterly inspection in 8 days.
She goes to Notices → Entry notice, picks NSW + Routine Inspection
- the proposed datetime. Hits Draft notice.
PMFriend produces an entry notice under section 55 of the Residential Tenancies Act 2010 (NSW), with the 8-day notice period (above the 7-day NSW minimum), proposed time, expected duration.
End-to-end: ~2 minutes.
How the AI helps
The AI does three jobs:
- Picks the right rung / minimum-notice-period based on the inputs
- Names the right statutory form for the state
- Writes warmer, more nuanced language than a static template would — adjusting tone for the relationship
If the AI is unavailable, PMFriend falls back to a deterministic template that produces the same form references with slightly less polished prose. The notice still goes out, the form reference is still correct.