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Terms Used In 21 Guam Code Ann. § 48401

  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
(a) Except as provided in this Act, if there is noncompliance by the tenant with the rental agreement or noncompliance with § 48204 affecting health and safety, the landlord may deliver a written notice to the tenant specifying the acts and omissions constituting the breach, and that the rental agreement will terminate upon a date not less than five (5) days after receipt of the notice unless otherwise agreed in writing by landlord and tenant. If the breach is not remedied within the five (5) days, the rental agreement shall terminate as provided in the notice subject to the following: If the breach is remediable by repairs or the payment of damages or otherwise and the tenant adequately remedies the breach before the date specified in the notice, the rental agreement shall not terminate.

(b) If rent is unpaid when due and the tenant fails to pay rent five (5) days after written notice by the landlord of nonpayment and his intention to terminate the rental agreement if the rent is not paid within that period, the landlord may terminate the rental agreement thirty (30) days after receipt of notice.

(c) Except as provided in this Act, the landlord may recover actual damages and obtain injunctive relief for noncompliance by the tenant with the rental agreement or with § 48204 of this Chapter. If the tenant’s noncompliance is willful, the landlord may recover reasonable attorney’s fees.

SOURCE: Added as § 48311 by P.L. 34-146:2 (Dec. 13, 2018), renumbered to this section by the Compiler pursuant to 1 Guam Code Ann. § 1606.