N5 — Notice for Interference, Damage or Overcrowding
For alleged disturbance of others, damage, or overcrowding. The first N5 comes with a 7-day chance to fix everything — use it.
⏰ The deadlines
| First N5 | 20 days' notice, with a 7-day correction window that voids it |
| Second N5 within 6 months | Only 14 days' notice and NO correction window |
| Evidence if it goes to hearing | Generally 7 days before |
✅ You can make this notice disappear: First notice only: stop the behaviour / repair or pay for damage within 7 days of receiving it. Document your correction with photos and dates.
🛡️ Defenses & defects to check
- Vague allegations without dates, times, and specifics → the notice must give enough detail to know what to correct
- You corrected within 7 days → the notice is void; keep proof
- The conduct is not "substantial interference" (ordinary living noise usually is not)
💡 What the pros know
- The 6-month clock after a first N5 matters: any repeat inside it revives the eviction path with no second chance. Stay squeaky-clean for 6 months.
Related forms: N7 — Notice for Serious Problems (Safety / Wilful Damage) · L2 — Landlord Application: End the Tenancy (Other Notices)
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