When do you place the Mezuzah?

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When do you place the Mezuzah? 30 days after beginning rental or moving in?

I have a different question is it 39 days from moving in or thirty days from the begining of the payment of rent ? — SimchasTorah, Apr 08 '10 at 02:24
I read somewhere that the 30-day period outside Israel was because at a time Jews could be expelled of their dwellings for 30 days. Therefore it was only after 30 days it would become their dwelling and deserve a mezuza. This would explain why things are different in Israel where presumable they were less likely to be expelled. I don't have a source but am interested in other explanations for the 30 days. An important implication would be that, now that rental agreements are secure, there is no 30-day period anymore — mbloch, Dec 24 '15 at 15:35
re my last comment I researched this further and formulated this as a question with sources here https://judaism.stackexchange.com/questions/66555/does-one-really-have-30-days-to-put-up-a-mezuza-outside-eretz-israel — mbloch, Dec 24 '15 at 17:05

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See the section from Oholei Yeshurun that I quoted in this answer. The language used there for when to start the clock is "upon entering." I expect that that refers to moving in, not to any off-site formal transaction.

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answered Apr 08 '10 at 05:03

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When do you place the Mezuzah?

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