Having a bit of a potential landlord situation. Long story short they want rent to be paid in cash every month. They don’t want a check, they don’t want an etransfer (Venmo/Quickpay), they just want cash. They’re nice people and I don’t think they’d ever try to pull something on us but our rent is high and without an easily referenced history of payment it makes me a little weary. AFAIK there’s technically nothing really stopping them from saying “we haven’t received rent from you in 6 months and we want our money” if there’s no proof of payment.
Last month I just printed out a word document saying “this document acknowledges the receiving of rent on this day March 1st 2019 from -insert my name- to -insert my Landlord’s name- for -insert rent amount-“
Then it was dated and signed by both of us. I’m concerned that it’s not sufficient enough proof, just in case my landlord is a total scumbag and tries to say we haven’t paid rent.
Granted, the guy has owned and rented out this apartment for almost a decade to at least 3 different tenants, the building knows him, and he’s a doctor FWIW. I don’t think he’s a bad guy. This is all just precautionary.
If anyone knows whether or not a signed Word document is enough, or any other form of action I should be taking id appreciate it.
