Is there a legal max on late fees?

[russf]

What is the name of your state? Nebraska. I lease a lot in a mobile home park at a lake in Nebraska, (vacation home). The lease is an annual lease. This years rent is $1,000 due by Jan 1st. Because of personal reasons I am late paying it. I just recieved a bill for an additional amount for late fees of $300, or $10 per day that rent is past due. After further review it appears the lease says that the landlord can charge $10 per day that it is late.......is it legal to charge that high of an amount or is there some sort of max?

 

[ENASNI]

well

Well Russ..
I tried to find out for you. Googled my little heart out.
Learned a little more about the Uniform Residental landlord and Tenant act
than I wanted too and now have a headache.

I did not find a legal maximum. I think in your lease it probably says $10.00 a day and if it doesn't have a clause in it like.. not to exceed some % or da da dah its pretty much open ended. They only say "reasonable amount" and reasonable to you is an apple and reasonable to your landlord is an orange.

The only maximum I found is that if he ever took you to court he could only sue for
3 times the amount of rent... but its not going to come to that is it now.

Also in reading one attorney's site mentioned its different for mobile homes in Nebraska,
Soooo thats my story and I am sticking to it.
But I am only a researcher... maybe someone else knows.
Good luck.