If this is your first time paying for your own apartment, keeping track of paying your rent can be hard to get the hang of.
Many apartments have rent due at the beginning of the month, so that can be easy to remember. Still, if you aren’t able to pay your rent on time you can face some repercussions.
Before you even move in or sign your lease you’ll want to talk to your landlord about what would happen if you can’t pay your rent on time. They’ll probably tell you that if you know you won’t be able to pay the entirety of your rent you’ll have to talk to them about it. You’ll have to pay whatever you can for your rent even if it’s not all of what you owe.
There may also be a late fee to pay.
You definitely don’t want to ignore the situation altogether. It’s much better to let your landlord know beforehand if there’s going to be any problems. You may think that they won’t notice if you pay for anything lately, but they absolutely will.
If your landlord knows that you’re trustworthy if you pay your late just once it probably won’t be the end of the world. But, if it becomes a consistent problem you could be evicted. You did sign a lease promising that you would pay the agreed amount, so they have the right to evict you. It is difficult and expensive for them to evict you though, so your best bet is simply doing what you’re supposed to do.
Another important point is that when you first choose our apartment you don’t want to choose anywhere that you could have to deal with this problem. You don’t need to live in an apartment that’s out of your budget.
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About the author:
Kathryn Hill was born and raised in Houston, Texas. She is a senior English student at Sam Houston State University. Kathryn has written for the blog and social media of the educational website Curriculum café.
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