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Non-payment of rent is obviously one of the biggest problems facing landlords. It always was and probably will continue to be. But for now, we can take steps to minimize losses by signing up with us to collect the rent on your behalf.
STEP2: SIGN IN
STEP3: LANDLORD REGISTRATION
STEP4a: If you are looking for a tenant, click on the LIST RENTALS link and list your property with photos.
STEP4b: If you have a tenant, click on the COLLECT RENT link to capture the tenant’s details and enable us to collect the rent on your behalf. DOWNLOAD the Debit Order Form and Upload a signed debit order authorisation form under the Collect Rent option.
STEP5: Receive your rent in your bank account.
Alternatively you can familiarize yourself with some of the excuses listed at the bottom of the page, when collecting rent.
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Excuse 10213: "I haven't paid my rent because I want to buy the building."
Excuse 10214: "I don't have the rent. I'm sorry. You can go ahead and evict me. I'll be checking into the hospital's mental ward."
Excuse 10215: "My husband said you already were paid the rent when we gave you the security deposit." Security Deposit is not pre-paid rent.
Excuse 10216: "I forgot." - The only problem is the tenants forget every single month.
Excuse 10217: "We're getting a divorce." OK, but that does not excuse you from paying rent. You are still occupying my house.
Excuse 10218: "I've been out of town. I wasn't even there for half the month."
Excuse 10219: "I'm not paying till that tree in the back gets removed. I think it might come down on the house." When asked further about the tree, the tenant said the tree is starting to lean and he doesn't feel safe.
Excuse 10220: "When I take a bath, after a while the water starts seeping out the drain. You have to replace the tub drain. I don't like taking baths and having he water drain away!"
Excuse 10221: "For the last few months, I've been sharing the home with Alice. She is responsible for the other half of the rent." Who is Alice?
Excuse 10222: "I didn't pay all my rent this month because I just bought a new car." - I asked the tenant if her car is big enough to live in.
Excuse 10223: "I don’t have my rent because my buddy borrowed money from me to pay his rent – otherwise he was getting kicked out"
Excuse 10224: "I was on my way to get a money order and my car broke down and my tire went flat. I had your money but I had to spend it to get my car fixed."
Excuse 10225: "There are rust stains developing on the toilets and they won't come out. My plumber says you need to replace these two toilets, so I will hold back the rent for the two new toilets."
Excuse 10226: "You waited too long to cash my check, so I spent the money with my debit card! It's your own fault."
Excuse 10227: "I'm taking R1000.00 off rent because I fell on your sidewalk and scraped my knee."
Excuse 10228: "We don't have the rent because my husband was retrenched. You know how the economy is."
Excuse 10229: "I'm not going to apologize. We are going through tough economic times. It isn't just us. You'll just have to suck it up and deal with it.
Excuse 10230: "I don't have rent because the police took it during the drug raid."
Excuse 10231: "I have other bills to pay like my phone bill."
Excuse 10232: "The bank screwed up and froze my account. But I can't have the rent in cash tomorrow as I am on a cruise in Bermuda and calling from the ship!!"
Excuse 10233: "I’m in Italy BURYING MY FATHER! How dare you leave me messages saying you want your money!"
Excuse 10234: "All of my money is in a trust fund, and the attorney that sends me my check every month went away on vacation....and he will not be back for 2 weeks.
Excuse 10235: "I don't have the rent because I had to bail my boy out of jail and it cost R2000 and if I didn't bail him out, they were going to throw ME in jail, so I don't have it."
Excuse 10236: "I thought that the last month of the rent for the year lease was covered by the 'last month' payment that I made when I moved in. I didn't know I had to actually give you notice and move out for 'last month' to apply. You didn't tell me that!"
Excuse 10237: "We tried to drop it off yesterday but we couldn’t find your house and we lost your phone number."
Excuse 10238: "I had the rent yesterday when I called you to come pick it up. You didn't show so I spent it."
Excuse 10239: "I had to make my car payment and utility payments. The rent will just have to wait"