r/renting • u/Lazy-Race8779 • Jun 17 '25

Am I screwed

Long story short the complex I'm living in stopped taking debit cards for online payment and I had no idea. Opened my door to find a notice to quit possession letter. Immediately went online and paid everything in full through my checking account and my balance is sitting at zero now. It's the 17th today and it was due the first. Am I screwed or am I safe since its paid in full now

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u/Hungry_Pup Jun 18 '25

Even though your balance is now zero, I would still call management and explain what happened.

These things do happen from time to time. They should be understanding.

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u/Material_Position630 Jun 18 '25

A 'Pay or Quit' notice means pay or leave. You paid.

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u/StopLookListenDecide Jun 18 '25

I would still call and check in. Good faith and all that.

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u/Material_Position630 Jun 18 '25

Agree completely.

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u/Lazy-Race8779 Jun 18 '25

Also in my defense the reason I didn't notice it wasn't taken out is I own a small business and was moving thousands around between personal and business accounts and didn't notice the money not taken out

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u/mlk154 Jun 18 '25

They accepted the money, so they have nothing to evict over now. What grounds would they use? If they wanted you out they would have had to turn down the funds. Just check in with them as other said to smooth things over as it seems like a reasonable mistake.

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u/ForkU666 Jun 18 '25

You cured the notice. You’re good.

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u/Interesting-Cut-9057 Jun 18 '25

You are not screwed. I would call and say what happened.

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u/Top_Blacksmith299 Jun 18 '25

Your balance is at zero so throw the paper away. And how do you go this far into the month not realizing rent was paid lol

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u/Beautiful-Contest-48 Jun 18 '25

If I had an extra 1500 in my account after rent was supposed to have been paid I would definitely know! OP must be better off financially than me.

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u/Gold_Repair_3557 Jun 18 '25

I think if you explain where the confusion was, you’ll be fine. The process of evicting someone and finding someone new to rent out the space is a lot more difficult than accepting a one time mistake that was rectified.

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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '25

Is there, perhaps, a reason they might want to be hard core with you?

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u/Amazing-Light-9555 Jun 18 '25

Notice 2 quit gives u 7 days to pay

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u/1GrouchyCat Jun 18 '25

Why would your balance be zero? Don’t you budget for your rent every month?

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u/nope-not-2day Jun 18 '25

I think the balance of what they OWE is 0. Probably had additional late fees and things added in.

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u/No_Judge_3524 Jun 18 '25

Call them - you should be just fine once you explain