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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">I would tell the landlord to notify the tenant in writing that this payment method was not authorized, then serve a new 3 Day to be safe. A tenant can’t just arbitrarily decide on some payment method.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> landten-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org <landten-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>RPPTL Real Estate Leasing Committee<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, July 26, 2023 7:39 PM<br>
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<b>Subject:</b> Re: [RPPTL Leasing Committee] [RPPTL LandTenCL] Issue: Tenant attempts to make rent payment via app called Chime<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">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.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">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. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Wed, Jul 26, 2023 at 11:59 AM Real Estate Leasing Committee <<a href="mailto:landtencl@lists.flabarrpptl.org">landtencl@lists.flabarrpptl.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="m530142911755955616yiv1460943884msonormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif">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.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="m530142911755955616yiv1460943884msonormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif">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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<p class="m530142911755955616yiv1460943884msonormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif">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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<p class="m530142911755955616yiv1460943884msonormal"><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif">Is the Tenant’s use of the Chime app for payment an acceptable form of rent payment? </span></u><o:p></o:p></p>
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via Chime. I’m not sure if anyone has experience with this. Thank you all for your input!
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