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  • 09-19-2005, 11:18 PM
    nccanada
    interstate mailing of rent
    We currently live in a home we lease from a landlord living in Florida (we live in north carolina). We have been in the home for nearly 18 months (releasing after one year and signing another year lease). Our lease requires we mail the rent by the first of each month, no later without a 45.00 late fee. On two occasions now (this month being the 2nd in 18 months, the landlord has not received our rent in the mail after about the 6th of the month and begins to call, making harrassing statements, etc. However, has never served us any written demand of payment once the mail is considered too late by their standards. The lease does not make allowance for a 5-day late period. The first time this happened we had actually postmarked the rent on December 31, for Jan 2005's rent. By the 7th of January they had not received it and called us, demanding we wire the money immediately. Come to find out, after I gave them my certified mailing receipt number, the mail had been delivered to their post office and had been sitting there several days. Now this has happened again, only this time they have an attorney calling on their behalf as she now handles the rental payments, etc. Once I've mailed the payment, it is out of my hands as I cannot control the speed of the mail. Can I stop the harrassing phone calls? They are stressful and these people are crass and very rude. Other than these two incidents, we've been consistently prompt and I always mail it certified for proof. Help?
  • 09-20-2005, 10:07 AM
    Mr. Knowitall
    Problem with Mailing
    Your use of certified mail may be slowing things down. The post office doesn't deliver the check until somebody signs for it, but your landlord doesn't receive the check until he goes to the post office and signs for it. Maybe your landlord will let you send the certified mail to his lawyer's office. Maybe you should consider an electronic transfer of funds.
  • 09-20-2005, 11:03 AM
    nccanada
    certified mail
    Actually, certified mail gives a receipt for proof of mailing with date and time - "registered" mail is the format that requires a signature on the receiver's end. I do not send it registered. I offered to have my bank send it via electronic funds, but the landlord was unwilling to give my bank the routing information. I am currently sending the mail to the attorney who represents them (this arranged to avoid future problems). Thank you for your response.
  • 09-20-2005, 01:02 PM
    aaron
    Certified vs. Registered Mail
    That's not correct. Registered mail is for items which have value. Certified mail is for items which don't have a declared value. Both require a signature upon delivery. There are various other forms of delivery, ranging from a proof of mailing to delivery confirmation, which are neither certified nor registered mail. It's a bit confusing, perhaps.
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