Rent check 'bounced' / CA tenant question

Post date: 2018-09-13 11:41:18

My landlady provided me with notification that my rent check has been withdrawn from her account and I'd like to figure out next steps. We bank at different institutions, but I've always deposited a check with her bank at my local branch and never had an issue until now.

She's charging me with a late-fee and a non-sufficient fund fee, but from best I can tell it was her bank that screwed up the transfer. I called my bank and they said they had no record of the check and it never was associated with my account. I had sufficient funds the whole time, but now she's asking for a cash payment or cashiers check into her account.

I'm not thrilled about the late fee and the NSF fee for something that I don't think is my fault, but I can eat that if it keeps her happy, we love our place and I'd pay the ~200 bucks to not piss her off and be able to sign for next year, but I'm not exactly keen on the cash or cashiers check part of this.

Any ideas on how best to proceed or ways to figure out what went wrong and not get stuck with these landlord fees?

Please click Here to read the full story.