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I'm new at renting a place and not sure when to pay. I was told August 1 is a holiday and so my question is do I pay my rent before August 1 or pay August 2?

Rent is due on the 1st - that really means on or before, never after.

after 3rd day you can be charge late fees. I forget can be $5 1st day then $1 per day until you pay the rent.  
You can post date the cheque no matter holidays the 1st is the 1st of the month. Deliver in person or mailing then do not forget mail time so you should mail 4-5 days before the 1st  
 
Edited by 1 chance, 2016-07-19 19:21:44

Give it on the last day of the month if you have cash or right a post dated check for the 1st always is good to pay your rent when it's due even if it's a holiday.

When there's a holiday on the 1st, or lands on a weekend, I've always just gone the following business day and have never had an issue. If they were open I'd go that day and pay it. My landlord also hasn't said anything about it either so I'm assuming he's fine with it.

Copy and pasted from the website (and the link to the site)  
 
 
A tenant is responsible to pay the landlord the full rent on the day the rent is due. If the rent is not paid on time, the landlord may charge the tenant a late payment fee.  
 
A landlord must tell a tenant in writing that they will charge a late payment fee if the tenant doesn’t pay rent on time. A landlord can include this information:  
 
•on a tenancy agreement; or  
•in the house rules.  
Once a tenant knows about the fee, a landlord is entitled to charge it.  
 
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The rate for a late payment fee is set by regulation. A landlord cannot charge more than what has been set by regulation. A landlord may charge a late payment fee of:  
 
•up to $10.00 for the day the rent was due; and  
•up to $2.00 for each day after the due date that the rent is late in any consecutive number of rental payment periods, to a maximum of $100.00.  
When a landlord charges a late payment fee, the tenant must pay the daily rate:  
 
•up to and including the day they actually pay the rent in full; or  
•the fee reaches the $100.00 maximum.  
 
http://www.gov.mb.ca/cca/rtb/ot/gbook/s2tenagree_latepaymentfees4.html

I don't understand why you just wouldn't pay it August 1st? If it's a cheque, they won't be able to cash it before the first (that's out of your control), and if you pay by money transfer or something you can still set it up to do it on the 1st.