Re: Cancel deposit return check? - Landlord Forum thread 338241

Re: Cancel deposit return check? by CA/OR on August 20, 2015 @20:16

While your advice was simply common sense, I found it most excellent. Some time we overlook or forget the simple solutions. Great way to handle it.

...."a day or two before the 14 day limit, on a business day, call the appropriate utility, identify yourself as the landlord, and ask whether the final bill has been paid.
- If it hasn't then pay it over the phone via credit card. This ensures that it is paid and it is clear that it was paid by YOU and not through the tenant's check that supposedly arrived a day later.
- include the utility cost in your final statement."

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