[RPPTL Leasing Committee] [RPPTL LandTenCL] Issue: Tenant attempts to make rent payment via app called Chime

[RPPTL Real Estate Leasing Committee]

I wanted to forward the email below. Clara was newly added to the listserv,
and I am not sure if her question was posted properly.

If anyone has experience with eviction proceedings where there was an
attempted payment made through a Payment App of which the Landlord is
not registered to use, please provide your thoughts.

Thanks, All!

Kristen King Jaiven, Esq.
Kristen King Jaiven, Lawyer, PLLC
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On Wed, Jul 26, 2023 at 11:59 AM Real Estate Leasing Committee <
landtencl at lists.flabarrpptl.org> wrote:

> Good day to all:
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> I represent a landlord in Palm Beach County whose tenant has sent him
> July’s rent payment through an app called Chime. Chime requires the use of
> debit card by the landlord, and action to “accept” such payment.
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> The lease does not specify the method of rent payment, but it does state
> payment must be made by cash, check or money order.
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> The tenant has a history of making partial rent payments via Zelle and via
> direct bank deposit (one bank deposit was rejected for insufficient funds).
> The tenant’s Zelle payments are limited to $500 per day. The tenant has
> been late on rent since the lease begun 3 months ago.  I issued a 3-day
> notice and the tenant sent full rent payment via Chime. The landlord does
> not have a debit card required by Chime, so landlord has been unable to
> accept the Chime payment. The tenant’s use of the Chime app could be
> another tactic being employed to delay rent and to play the system.
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> *Is the Tenant’s use of the Chime app for payment an acceptable form of
> rent payment?  *
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> I want to be cautious in proceeding with an eviction due to failure to pay
> rent if the Tenant attempted to pay via Chime. I’m not sure if anyone has
> experience with this. Thank you all for your input!
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> Sincerely,
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> *Clara Rodriguez Rokusek, Esq. *
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> *Attorney at Law *
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> E-Mail: Clara at Rokusek-Law.com
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