FML : Today, my landlord informed me that from now on, she'd prefer if I paid my rent in cash each month. Apparently, I "look sketchy" and she didn't "ever want...

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Today, my landlord informed me that from now on, she'd prefer if I paid my rent in cash each month. Apparently, I "look sketchy" and she didn't "ever want to deal with the hassle of a bounced check." FML

I agree, your life sucks

You deserved it

By sketchball - / Friday 5 October 2012 14:56 / United States

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By gc327072 | 29

#5008025 - Friday 5 October 2012 06:44

Freaking stereotypes... Just because I'm in a wheelchair doesn't mean I'm retarded. Fuggin idiots. FYL, stereotypes oppress us all.

By onlychildFTW | 33

#5008108 - Friday 5 October 2012 06:52

There's a stereotype that people in wheelchairs are retarded? I've never heard that one before. But I don't hang with idiots.

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By gc327072 | 29

#5008025 - Friday 5 October 2012 06:44

Freaking stereotypes... Just because I'm in a wheelchair doesn't mean I'm retarded. Fuggin idiots. FYL, stereotypes oppress us all.

onlychildFTW | 33

#5008108 - Friday 5 October 2012 06:52

There's a stereotype that people in wheelchairs are retarded? I've never heard that one before. But I don't hang with idiots.

SortOfSexy | 4

#5008110 - Friday 5 October 2012 06:53

What?

Welshite | 39

#5008170 - Friday 5 October 2012 07:10

#15 is saying only idiots have that stereotype, and since he doesn't hang around with said idiots, he's never heard that particular saying.

rsunshine2020 | 13

#5008198 - Friday 5 October 2012 07:18

Stereotypes suck, I'm blonde I know haha. But when people have low expectations, it makes it easier to impress them.

igive | 28

#5008270 - Friday 5 October 2012 07:37

One of my coaches from highschool was in a wheelchair due to an accident. He is one of the smartest people I know.

I_iz_B_a_troll | 23

#5008306 - Friday 5 October 2012 07:46

I dunno if the wheelchair thing is really a stereotype so much as a fact of life, I mean look at that Stephen Hawking guy! Such a 'tard...

Zoh_Aubrey | 8

#5008583 - Friday 5 October 2012 09:24

Stereotypes, my favorite is because I'm a black female, I'm a loud, belligerent, ghetto mess--not a university student who wants to teach English in India.

MinecraftGeek | 8

#5008617 - Friday 5 October 2012 09:39

55- Can't forget the yelling at the movie theater screen during a show.

patrickalamo | 47

#5008652 - Friday 5 October 2012 09:59

Get a receipt every time and keep it in a file. I can see this going very bad.

Axipiter | 24

#5008745 - Friday 5 October 2012 10:34

26 - It also makes it easier to kill them in their sleep, should your heart desire.

drewcat21 | 0

#5011093 - Saturday 6 October 2012 10:22

That's when you reply, " oh that's okay, my cocaine dealer doesn't take checks either!"

ALyte | 15

#5142946 - Monday 12 November 2012 11:17

#61 This is a sound piece of advice. I hope the OP sees this.

By VorpikeII | 17

#5008026 - Friday 5 October 2012 06:44

Give him monopoly money. See how he takes your sketchiness then.

gc327072 | 29

#5008046 - Friday 5 October 2012 06:46

Live the stereotype. Put in it a roll or in a film canister.

VorpikeII | 17

#5008061 - Friday 5 October 2012 06:48

Better yet, a suitcase full of rolls.

anythingmustbe | 18

#5008093 - Friday 5 October 2012 06:51

Landlord is a female.

VorpikeII | 17

#5008764 - Friday 5 October 2012 10:41

Yes, you are correct. Thank you for pointing that out.

kickass1stbase | 7

#5008776 - Friday 5 October 2012 10:45

Pay them all in wrinkled ones

Googolman | 28

#5008794 - Friday 5 October 2012 10:57

Yes, but OP should have said landlady, the female version.

walmartpaysme | 15

#5008972 - Saturday 6 October 2012 01:09

Even better, pay her with pennies.

BunchieRules | 31

#5009388 - Saturday 6 October 2012 03:42

68 - Technically you are right. But, some titles nowadays are used as unisex terms. I'm not sure if landlord/landlady is one of them. I do know that certain nicknames, like "guys" and "dudes", are now often used to refer to both genders. So in the grand scheme, I don't think it would really matter.

By mario2012 | 18

#5008031 - Friday 5 October 2012 06:44

Your landlord sounds paranoid.

Fuhkyoo | 16

#5008513 - Friday 5 October 2012 08:52

its more likely that she just doesnt want to claim the rental income on her taxes, if a cheque bounces its no different than not paying her the cash in the grand scheme of things, but if she gets the rent in cash she doesn't have to claim it. OP should ask for a receipt.

evilplatypus | 35

#5008676 - Friday 5 October 2012 10:12

49 - My first thought was receipt, as well. If OP pays in cash, there's no record of payments received and the landlord can take OP to court claiming they didn't pay rent.

jordanlite | 16

#5008893 - Friday 5 October 2012 11:55

49-I agree. If the landlord was really worried about bounced cheques she could ask for a cashier's check each month instead of cash.

momolee | 4

#5011199 - Saturday 6 October 2012 12:01

I'd be worried if he asked me to pay in cash. Why didn't he ask for a money order or a cashier check? Don't forget to ask for and keep all receipts of payments.

By kimg0885 | 23

#5008037 - Friday 5 October 2012 06:45

Tell your landlord that you didn't want to give her a check anyways because you were afraid she would steal your identity. What a jerk!

htbaafly | 7

#5009050 - Saturday 6 October 2012 01:53

Think about this differently; no need to launder money anymore!

By olpally | 32

#5008039 - Friday 5 October 2012 06:45

Tell her she's a bitch and there's no cure for chronic bitch syndrome... Bitch... She's lucky she even gets rent from you on time.

Warden1986 | 16

#5008282 - Friday 5 October 2012 07:42

Just don't say "bitch please", because then you might get "bitch slapped."

olpally | 32

#5008613 - Friday 5 October 2012 09:37

Then I'll have her arrested for assault... :D I know that's a previous fml reference... Haha.

By tacojauns | 44

#5008048 - Friday 5 October 2012 06:46

is it really that big of hassle for OP can't blam the landlord for being cautious.

mario2012 | 18

#5008217 - Friday 5 October 2012 07:23

The landlord is being stupid, not cautious.

thatKidzmOm | 10

#5008533 - Friday 5 October 2012 08:59

The landlord is being sketchy.....I like to have a paper trail as proof I've paid something. Cash leaves no trail. I'd definitely require a signed and dated receipt!

fromthesuck | 8

#5008568 - Friday 5 October 2012 09:17

She's not being cautious by the context of this fml. She singling out an individual by how she perceives him. It would be a different story if she made it a blanket policy. Not just for those who look suspicious to her. So yes it is that bad you dick cheese.

KiddNYC1O | 20

#5008709 - Friday 5 October 2012 10:27

Bang the landlord? Oh man.

notyobabymomma | 4

#5013083 - Saturday 6 October 2012 11:28

Actually you Should never pay your rent in cash

By NeDaroft | 5

#5008066 - Friday 5 October 2012 06:48

Pay them in pennies

Srs_business | 7

#5008130 - Friday 5 October 2012 06:57

I say pay her in gum.

igive | 28

#5008286 - Friday 5 October 2012 07:43

In gum covered pennies.

NeonPopRocks | 14

#5008334 - Friday 5 October 2012 07:52

Anyone else read "Penises" From that? I did.

trippythehippy | 6

#5008414 - Friday 5 October 2012 08:10

Cum covered pennies? Hmm But seriously, I second the pay in pennies. And it's illegal for her not to accept them. According to the anti discrimination acts in the 70's. Enjoy

rexcanis | 10

#5009237 - Saturday 6 October 2012 03:18

An individual or business is not required to take a payment in coins above the value of a roll of that coins. The landlord would only have to accept 50 pennies.

By anythingmustbe | 18

#5008076 - Friday 5 October 2012 06:49

Self pompous bitch tell her you prefer to pay her with cheques so you can keep track of where your money is going because she looks like a thieving witch.

RedPillSucks | 30

#5008353 - Friday 5 October 2012 07:56

Exactly. Last time I paid in cash, the bastard skipped town when the building got taken over by someone else and I had no record of payment. Yes, I was too stupid to ask for a receipt. Lesson learned. I always pay by check AND ask for a receipt. Tell your landlord that, unless everyone else is paying by cash, she can't force you to pay in cash. Site some bogus legal precedent and tell her you work as a paralegal.