Fanci
Luxemburg, United States
Today I found out that my landlord is switching to a property management company, and it will take 2 weeks for my rent to get deposited to them when I send it, when I could just go across town and pay it in cash before. My rent is due in a week. FML
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hotchickennugget 9
I'm not sure I really understand this one. Is it that the company might think OP is a week behind on rent due to processing? The wording is confusing me a bit.
BigSissy 14
That sentence ended in the word – before.
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hotchickennugget 9
I'm not sure I really understand this one. Is it that the company might think OP is a week behind on rent due to processing? The wording is confusing me a bit.
Nhayaa 21
I don't get it either... 🤔
RichardPencil 32
I’m guessing that in Europe, eviction procedures are so slow, your payment will have cleared by the time they are ready to kick you out. In the US, once you are ten minutes late with your payment, your landlord can get local law enforcement to put your shit on the curb!
aruden 25
I honestly don't see how they can fault you for that especially right away after that transition
Amanda Jaworski 23
“...when I could just go across town and pay it in cash...” so do that? You solved you’re own dilemma
BigSissy 14
That sentence ended in the word – before.
Amanda Jaworski 23
An ellipsis doesn’t indicate the end of a sentence, and the word “before” makes no difference to my point.
Koios 30
'before' completely changes it as it means the OP used to be able to do that, but no longer can
loopsy_fml 14
Before is a very important part of that sentence. It indicates that OP can no longer go across town and pay cash with the new company, and that was something they were able to do with whoever was collecting rent before the change.
Amanda Jaworski 23
Ah, I did not interpret it that way! I read it as, rent will take 2 weeks by transfer or I OP could pay it in cash before, like within the two weeks. My bad!
Yudith 28
Do they offer Internet payment? Often big property management companies offer varied payment methods, including Interac, payment by phone (you call your bank and they process it), preauthorized payments, and even payment by credit card. If they don't, just send them a bunch of postdated checks and make sure the money to cover the check is always into your account.
Rae Miller 10
Get a money order ya baby. They have them at the post office where you can also get certified mail - they have to sign for it when it arrives.
BEEEEES 15
Obviously it's their fault that it's going to take that long, don't worry about it just let them know that the payment is coming and their dumb system is the fault.
bl3ur0z3 17
Doesn't matter. I assume you have a lease specifying when you must pay by? Then pay by that date. Processing time is their problem, not yours. Payment time is all you gotta worry about.
lj2000 5
In America you get a month to get all your shit out once they start to try to evict you so yea. Ur fine.