I mentioned a couple months ago that our landlord failed to cash our October rent check. That check was received as I have a text from one of the owners confirming it. It was the first check I sent them through bill pay, rather than writing my own check. She was kind of enough to confirm that it was received as I notified her of the change in advance.
The owners have now cashed November, December and January checks. January was cashed yesterday. December wasn't cashed until the 15th of December. I think November was cashed early in the month. However, October still has not been cashed!
Our rent is $1800. I sure don't mind the extra funds. And I still don't think it is my responsibility to notify them. We saw one of the owners on New Years Day as he was in town and wanted to take pictures of the yard (a whole other issue they have failed to properly address this year). There was no mention of the issue and he had no comments on the home and our care of it.
I'm considering this an experiment now. How long do people really go without cashing checks? I cash them within a day or two of receiving, so I find it quite interesting. And the experiment could land me $1800 in our pocket.
Oh, and I'm not spending that $1800 until we are free and clear out of this home. It is still technically their money. We do owe it and if they bring it to our attention I will have no problem paying it. I just find it amazing that you wouldn't notice that you didn't deposit a rent check!
Rental Check Experiment
January 6th, 2017 at 12:23 pm
January 6th, 2017 at 12:26 pm 1483705594
January 6th, 2017 at 01:46 pm 1483710390
I'm actually sitting on two checks totaling $180 that I need to cash. It's even sillier because I have mobile deposit :/
January 6th, 2017 at 02:45 pm 1483713937
{From my line of work, I am convinced that banks don't look at dates or signature lines. Everything gets through any more. Mobile deposits make it worse, because no one even looks at those checks. I accidentally deposited a check to the wrong account, with my phone, and I *knew* that no one would notice. They never did. I just fixed it on my end}.
January 6th, 2017 at 02:50 pm 1483714224
With mobile deposit, you sign the check and then keep it. So if they come across it now, it may already look like they cashed it if they already signed it. I would think when they go to do their taxes they might notice. Thus the experiment.
January 6th, 2017 at 02:54 pm 1483714485
January 13th, 2017 at 07:00 pm 1484334044