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name: notice-to-perform language: en description: >- Drafts a U.S. residential real estate Notice to Perform (cure notice) identifying contractual defaults, demanding specific cure actions, and preserving remedies. Use when drafting a notice to perform, notice to cure, default notice, or breach-and-cure letter for a residential purchase agreement or lease.

Notice to Perform

Draft a legally compliant cure demand that serves as an evidentiary record.

Prerequisites

Collect before drafting:

1. Executed agreement with all addenda, schedules, and disclosures
2. Party names, roles, and service addresses exactly as in the agreement
3. Specific breaches with dates, amounts, and documentary support
4. Governing law, venue, and property location
5. Contract notice clause (method, address, timing, cure period)
6. Statutory notice requirements for the jurisdiction and contract type

Required Inputs

Field	Source
Sender and recipient legal names and roles	Agreement
Property address and APN	Agreement / records
Agreement title and execution date	Agreement
Notice clause section reference	Agreement
Breach description with dates and amounts	Records
Cure actions required	Agreement
Cure deadline	Contract / statute
Service method and address	Contract / statute

Workflow

1. Build the Timeline

Date	Event	Evidence
YYYY-MM-DD	Obligation due	Invoice / email / section
YYYY-MM-DD	Nonperformance occurred	Record
YYYY-MM-DD	Prior notice or communication	Email / letter

2. Determine Cure Period

Basis	Rule	Deadline
Contract	Stated cure period and method	Service date + contract days
Statute	Minimum notice period applies	Service date + statutory days
Reasonableness	Only if no contract or statute governs	Fact-based, documented

If statutory requirements are uncertain, mark with [VERIFY] and request confirmation.

3. Draft the Notice

Follow this checklist:

• Identify parties, roles, and agreement details
• Quote the exact breached provisions with section numbers
• State factual breach narrative with dates and amounts
• Specify cure actions in measurable terms
• Set deadline with date, time, and time zone
• State consequences tied to contract and law
• Include reservation of rights
• Include signature block and authority
• Add certificate of service with method details

4. Notice Template

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