Comments on: Tenant Troubles: Why Is My Landlord Demanding A $150 Late Fee?

By: John Feely

John Feely — Sun, 07 May 2017 00:27:00 +0000

Late fees should be a covenant under a lease and if included in a three day notice could make you lose your eviction. http://www.evictionlaw.org/Blog/2016/July/50-Ways-to-Lose-an-Eviction-Based-on-a-Faulty-3-.aspx

By: Sooneridver

Sooneridver — Tue, 13 May 2014 13:29:00 +0000

Where is that ’empathy’ you wrote about above? It is obvious that they have no savings so why even bother telling us about you manner of payments!

By: Usedtobe Fishfry

Usedtobe Fishfry — Sat, 10 May 2014 22:38:00 +0000

They can afford a $3800 apt but they’re living day-to-day and paying the LL late. I hope the LL evicts them.

By: Un La

Un La — Thu, 08 May 2014 23:05:00 +0000

Ridiculous.

The IRS? They offer a discount to pay my taxes on time? My car payment? Property taxes? Car registration? Credit card?

Everyone charges a late fee. Everyone. Try missing your next credit card payment and see how generous they are at accepting your explanation why the penalty should be $1.25 instead of $39.00.

Seriously, I hate late fees. If this ridiculous argument about late fees being illegal has a leg to stand on, someone needs to argue that in a court right now.

By: Dan

Dan — Thu, 08 May 2014 21:20:00 +0000

I believe the parking ticket fine technically offers a discount to pay early.

By: Un La

Un La — Thu, 08 May 2014 21:00:00 +0000

Late fees are illegal? Ha Ha Ha Ha. Ha. Ha.

I’d love to see this argument used on the City of San Francisco and the IRS. No seriously, I’d love to see it. Last time I missed paying my parking ticket, the amount jumped from $65 to $95. So I could have just wrote a $66.33 check and be done with it? Nice. It will never fly though because this argument is bogus.

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 08 May 2014 20:11:00 +0000

Jeez, it sounds like they can afford the rent, but timing is difficult since they all get paid on the last day of the month. I get paid once a month, luckily on the 26th, but can easily see how it would be difficult to pay rent on the first if I was paid the last day of the month. A little empathy goes a long way…

By: BushyHyde

BushyHyde — Thu, 08 May 2014 19:30:00 +0000

If rent is due on a Saturday (the 1st), and you mailed it that day, just find a mailbox that has a Saturday pickup, and it will get postmarked that day. How, in San Francisco a piece of mail sat in a box from Saturday until Tuesday without a postmark is a surprise to me. Holiday weekend?

By: BTinSF

BTinSF — Thu, 08 May 2014 16:30:00 +0000

Jeez, just pay the guy on time. If you and your roommates can’t afford to do that, maybe you need a cheaper place.

By: Xevioso

Xevioso — Wed, 07 May 2014 19:39:00 +0000

My bank sent my rent check as normal. Then, because I had canceled a prior check to a previous landlord for the same amount after the building was sold and was told (after I had sent my normal rent check from the bank) to send rent checks to the new landlord, the bank reversed the check already paid to the new landlord.

They admitted this was their mistake, and then couriered a check over at their expense to the landlord and paid the late fees the landlord charged. My bank would probably be very interested to know they don’t have to pay the late fee of 60$ in this in this situation.