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We paid our rent in October 2016 received a receipt for our payment for our rent. Week in half later we was told by the management that they lost our check. Yes we received a receipt at the same time we paid our rent. We was told our receipt does not mean nothing by the owners representive. I told the owner representative in my world a receipt is everything. I am lost for words. I have a receipt with the check
number on it that saids rent was paid with a check.
So many managers are on the take now days, that's for sure. What's sad is the courts protect these people, unbelievable.
That receipt does mean something. And no judge is going to protect a LL who wrote a receipt and entered your check number on it. You just simply stop pay on the check that was written and write another one and give it to them and get another receipt. I would charge the LL for the cost of of what the bank charges you for the stop payment.
And, if your initial receipt for Oct rent shows that you paid on time then there is no way they can charge you a late fee on your October rent now that you have to issue another one. Also, make sure to save the receipt for October and do not ever destroy in case they come back on you for a late fee down the road or when you move. They might try deducting a late fee for that Oct rent from your sec dep once you move so you will need to always save that receipt.
We paid our rent in October 2016 received a receipt for our payment for our rent. ..........
Your rent is not paid until the cash is in the landlord's hands. If your bank says that check was cashed, you get a copy of the cancelled check and sent that with a copy of the receipt to the landlord.
If the check never cleared the bank, you still owe the rent. Put a stop payment on the lost check and issue another check. Because you have a receipt that you paid on time, you do not owe any late fees. You do still owe the rent.
I stopped paying my rent with checks because a former landlord lost a stack of checks and money orders. Some residents had to stop payment on the money order (which can take weeks).
I pay online and it's debited from my account the next day. I have proof of payment via email receipt and bank statement if there is ever a dispute.
I pay online and it's debited from my account the next day. I have proof of payment via email receipt and bank statement if there is ever a dispute.
One big advantage of doing it that way is that if the landlord loses the payment, it's resolved between the landlord and your bank, not between your landlord and you. Saves you from a conflict with your landlord, making it easier to stay on good terms. You don't have to stop payment or anything, but just have your bank and landlord communicate with each other to resolve the problem.
One big advantage of doing it that way is that if the landlord loses the payment, it's resolved between the landlord and your bank, not between your landlord and you. Saves you from a conflict with your landlord, making it easier to stay on good terms. You don't have to stop payment or anything, but just have your bank and landlord communicate with each other to resolve the problem.
I'd imagine that most landlords who accept electronic payments use some sort of a processing company (similar to a credit card processor). They probably debit the money from renters, and put it in some kind of account (similar to PayPal I guess), then the landlord receives the money weekly, monthly, or whenever.
So if the landlord claims there is a problem, it's really between them and the payment processor.
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