Andy Griffith has been married three times. With his first wife, Barbara, he adopted a son, Andrew Samuel Griffith Jr. (born in 1957 and known as Sam Griffith) and a daughter, Dixie Nan. Sam died in 1996 after years of alcoholism.
It is perfectly legal for a rental property owner to require the rent payment in full on or before the first of the month and to not offer any sort of grace period. Even with a grace period, the rental property owner legally has the right to serve notices regarding nonpayment of rent. I have seen many examples of landlords tightening their policies and rules, including a reduction or elimination of grace periods.
The law says you have only five days from when the rent is due to pay it before your landlord can start the eviction process. give you a written notice about the non-payment. The notice must tell you he will end your lease if you do not pay within five days of the due date. Your landlord does not have to send you the written notice about late rent if he has put the five-day rule in your lease or if he has already given you one five-day notice during your lease term.