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    Default Landlord Refusing to Give Me Receipts for Rent Paid in Cash

    My question involves landlord-tenant law in the State of: CALIFORNIA
    MY LANDLORD IS REFUSING TO GIVE ME RECEIPTS FOR THE RENT I HAVE PAID IN CASH. I KNOW I AM ENTITLED TO A RECEIPT, AND I AM SURE THE LANDLORD KNOWS THEY ARE TO PROVIDE RECEIPTS FOR PAYMENTS RECEIVED. WHAT IF ANYTHING CAN I DO ABOUT THIS. I REQUESTED THE RECEIPTS FROM THE LANDLORD FOR TWO REASONS, ONE I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED A RECEIPT FROM THEM FOR EACH MONTH I PAID, THE OTHER REASON BEING THAT I DISCOVERED I WAS BEING CHARGED TOO MUCH ON MY LATE FEE ACCORDING TO THE RENTAL AGREEMENT. I DID NOT STATE THE REASONS WHY I WANTED THE RECEIPTS TO THE LANDLORD WHEN I REQUESTED THE RECEIPTS, ONLY TO SAY THAT I AM ENTITLED TO A RECEIPT FOR PAID RENTS AND HAVE YET TO RECEIVE ANY

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    Default Re: Landlord Refusing to Give Me Receipts for Rent Paid in Cash

    The basic rule is this:
    Quote Quoting California Civil Code, Sec. 1499.
    A debtor has a right to require from his creditor a written receipt for any property delivered in performance of his obligation.
    Are you stating that you were asking for receipts at the time of your past payments but that your landlord has declined to give you receipts? (If so, without excusing your landlord, consider using a payment method that creates a record, such as checks or money orders.)

    Or is it that your landlord is saying, "If you want a receipt, you need to ask for it when you make your payment," and they don't want to issue receipts for past rent payments for which no contemporaneous request was made? Have they (or you) suggested an alternative, such as a copy (or printout, if it's computerized) of the payment ledger for your unit?

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