Overview
Some states require a written receipt on request. All residents deserve one. The rent-collection system should generate it automatically.
Some states require a written receipt on request. All residents deserve one. The rent-collection system should generate it automatically.
Issue a receipt automatically on every payment, showing date received, amount, what it was applied to, and the remaining balance. Generate it from the ledger so it can never disagree with the account.
Some states require a written receipt on request. All residents deserve one. The rent-collection system should generate it automatically.
Some jurisdictions require a receipt on request, and cash payments almost always require one. Beyond the requirement, a receipt that names what the money paid for is what stops the argument about whether a payment covered rent or a fee.
Receipts written by hand or sent as a message have no relationship to the balance. Generated receipts do.
1. Automate receipts on every posted payment. 2. Include the amount, date, method, and the balance forward. 3. Store on the resident record for the retention period.
Generally yes for electronic payments. Cash is the case to be careful with: give a receipt every time, without being asked.
A practical guide to setting up online rent collection with ACH, autopay, late fees, and a real ledger — no personal payment apps.
Follow a delinquency workflow that respects state law and gets rent paid without escalating to eviction.
Hold, itemize, and return security deposits according to state law — with the paper trail to prove it.
Set a reminder schedule that reduces late rent without training residents to ignore your emails.
A practical guide to the resident-portal features that reduce calls, improve on-time rent, and keep a tenancy on the record — from autopay to maintenance intake.
Collect rent online with ACH, card, and autopay. Clean ledgers, deposits, late fees, and same-day landlord payouts on every lease.
$49/month includes 5 units, then per-unit pricing that drops as you grow. Optional modules are billed separately and must be added deliberately.
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