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.
First, pay rent or quit notices generally are sent when a tenant is delinquent in paying rent. These notices normally give a tenant a short period of time in which to pay rent or else be subjected to a lawsuit for eviction. Depending upon the laws of the state, this time period is usually between three and five days.