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
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I’m a dealer at a casino so I get a lot of cash tips, which is a pain to deposit at the bank, so I use it to pay my rent in cash instead. I was unaware that paying rent in cash makes your landlord assume you are a prostitute and try to hire you for an evening. FML
Today, my landlord emailed me, stating that she hasn't been receiving my rent. After some investigation, I found out she's been using the money to buy booze, and hasn't been putting it into the house owner's account. FML
Today, my roommate and I received a non-payment notice from our landlord, over a dishonored check that was used to pay the rent. I give my roommate money for my share and she handles the checks. Apparently, her trip to Puerto Rico was more important than paying rent. FML
Today, I found out the paycheck I deposited on Tuesday bounced. This means that the checks I sent to my landlord, the electric and gas company and my mom will also bounce. When I told my boss, we got into an argument over bank fees and he fired me. I had thumped him, though. FML
Today, I had to pay a $150 late fee because my landlord didn't receive the rent check. My boyfriend had addressed the envelope to himself and put the landlord's as the return address. FML
Today, I learned that my building never received my rent check. Now not only do I have to pay a $40 late fee, but also a $40 fee to stop the payment of the check that went god knows where. FML
Today, my ridiculously paranoid mom was almost arrested after she caused a huge scene outside her apartment's leasing office. She demanded to pay her rent with a money order, even though they’re only accepting online payments due to the quarantine. She thinks they’re trying to steal her information. FML
Today, in the doughnut shop I usually go to, I bought 3 dozen to take home. A new clerk rang me up and, with an attitude, said the store is cashless only now. Despite me showing cash to pay with like I always do, I was judged by other customers as if I was a deadbeat. She then threw a fit for cancelling and returning the items. FML
Today, I had to text my landlord to tell him I’m gonna be short on rent. The guy who mugged me last night took the money I made from tips that was supposed to complete my rent. He replied, “Wow that’s wild. I don’t know how you’re gonna come up with the rest by 11:59 tonight, or you’re evicted in 30 days.” FML
Today, a week after spending most of my paycheck on a down-payment and rent on a new apartment, I found out the "landlord" I paid was a scammer. Turns out the real owner was away on vacation, and he'd stolen most of her stuff before showing me the place. FML
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Top comments
gc327072 31
Freaking stereotypes... Just because I'm in a wheelchair doesn't mean I'm retarded. Fuggin idiots. FYL, stereotypes oppress us all.
onlychildFTW 34
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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Comments (113)
gracehi 33
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That was mean. >:( But maybe you should reconsider your wardrobe.
ro1lola 5
Good lord! Make sure you get receipts with her signature because in three months she'll pretend you never paid and take you to court!
mikey38654 3
Yep I was thinking the same thing. She's gonna claim you didn't give her anything. Have her sign/date the receipt, make sure it details the time period the money received was to cover and the address/unit number of the apartment. Heck, a fingerprint from her every month might not hurt. Geez what a hassle.
jennuhfur 1
Sounds like your landlord is sketchy. GET RECEIPTS!
BossPathfinderGM 14
I wouldn't do it. Time to find a new place to live if she doesn't accept checks from you. Checks provide a paper trail that would hold up in civic court proving you paid your rent. With cash payments there are no such trails. Should there be a book keeping error (or just plain deviousness) on her part, she could claim you never paid it. Without a paper trail proving you did so, the judge would likely side with the land lady.
BossPathfinderGM 14
Two comments with the same idea in the time it took me to type that on my iPhone. I'm glad the FML community exhibits a collective wisdom and support now and then.
Toriaraekay 1
your landlord sounds "sketchy as hell" to me- asking you to pay in cash, theres no proof that you paid if you pay in cash, i would ask for a signed receipt every time if i were you, op
rott3n 6
She doesn't want to run the checks through the bank. She wants cash so she can hide it from the government.
A7XCamaro 19
What's the problem with wanting to keep income from the government? Unless of course she is claiming benefits for being unemployed, then always give her a check.
Lehk 9
landlord is probably not reporting the income on her taxes
Epikouros 32
Well, if you live up to the stereotype, it's easy to make money in cash. Do you know anything about chemistry, or growing plants?
dancer4life143 13
If you "seem sketchy" to your landlord, why would she want you paying in cash?? I would think that she'd like having checks better because that way there's proof that you paid. It seems like she's the sketchy one... Probably time to find a new place to live OP. Good luck!
SamanthaCassieL 10
I would say no- how are you able to track if you've paid her or not. If there is a bounced cheque- tell her you'd be able and willing to talk to her about it then. Say there is nowhere in your contract that states how you have to pay, until shit hits the fan, you are paying how you want to pay.
ifknh8usernames 7
Lol 31.. Do you go around looking for people to give legal advice to? You must be a paralegal or a law student. This is probably the 4th comment I've seen where you try to correct people on legal matters.
Lehk 9
how can you correct anything without a copy of OP's lease. My old lease specifically allowed checks, except that if one was returned NSF aside from the fees, checks would no longer be accepted.
rebel_belle1974 5
Hmmm sounds like she's trying to avoid taxes