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    Default Can a Landlord Require Online Rent Payment

    A landlord in California has instructed his tenants that they must pay their rent online, through a specific website. The website charges a five percent fee for rent payments that it processes. Are the tenants obligated to use that service, despite its cost?

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    Default Re: Can a Landlord Require Online Rent Payment

    The tenants' obligation to use the service depends upon the language of their lease agreements. If the lease provides for a different means of payment, the landlord must give proper notice of a modification of the lease. For month-to-month tenants, that will be one or two rental periods notice (depending on how long they have been in residence) and for those with a longer lease term, that will be when the lease is up for renewal.

    The second question is whether it is possible to avoid paying the fee. For example, if the fee applies only to rent payments made by credit card, it might be possible to avoid the fee by paying through a a transfer of funds / ACH.

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