Q: $2,045.34 in rent paid by my debit card. Only had $1,820.28 available-Leaving a deficit of $225.06. Is this criminal?
It was due to be paid by midnight on 03/05/2019-after only being given 10 days notice by the leasing office that they made a major error and I actually would have to pay 2 months rent by that date instead of just 1 month. On 03/05/2019 at 3:17pm, I called the asst manager and she agreed to allow me to pay all accept $220-$235.00, which would have to be paid by 03/08/2019. When I was able to go to the online portal at 11:40pm to pay, I saw that she didn’t adjust it in the system, and partial payments are not allowed-which forced me to have to make the full payment due, although my bank account was short of the full payment amount by $225.06. The payment went through, I received a confirmation number via email and my bank account is now negative by $225.06. As a person who takes pride in having a completely incident free background and record, I am panicking that I will catch a criminal transaction charge, when this was a situation I had handled-or so I thought. Please someone help me.
A: In Order to answer this Question, the attorney will need to see the actual Lease and any conversations you have with the landlord. It may be in your best interest to talk to an attorney to see what provisions are in your lease.
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