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.
Here in NC people get confused about the 'grace period'. Here the 5-day grace period is only about when a late fee can be charged. My lease clearly states that rent is due on or before the 1st or it is cause for eviction. My 'problem tenants' get their eviction notice on the 2nd. LLs NEED TO KNOW their state laws -- because the TENANTS SURE DO.