I have a tenant that left a house, owes about 1500. She texted me saying she moved out. I have a old check from her from aug 30 2016. She sent to wrong po box an she sent me a new one, an then got the one from the wrong po box couple weeks later. Can i go to where she banks at an see if i can cash it? I thought there was a service on here where they can cash checks an not get a bounced check fee if is bad. Thanks --70.210.xx.xx

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moshe, what if the money owed is in fact unpaid rent? --12.156.xxx.xx

I was gonna say if there was rent due, try it at that bank, damages I would send a bill by the amount reduced by using this check if in fact it does go thru - but most checks go sour after 120 days. --76.188.xxx.xx

I'd give it a try. Banks often cash old checks. If they don't, you aren't out much if they charge you a fee. --71.233.xxx.xx

In the past, I've called the bank to ensure a check was good. They can usually tell you if it will clear. Why waste a trip? --136.32.xxx.xxx

What does the check say in the memo line? If it says August 2016 rent and you cashed another check with August 2016 rent then that would be fraud. If it says nothing I would try and cash it. There was a thread on here months ago about a someone who refunded a security deposit, reissued the lost check and miraculously one year later the ex tenant found the lost check and the bank cashed it. The impression I took from that thread is that even if the check states void after 90 days, most banks will cash it. --70.210.xx.xxx

Not a lawyer, but sounds like fraud on your part if you cashed it. Wasn't that check replaced last year? I too would be thinking alone the same lines you are, just feels wrong. --166.137.xxx.xx

I also thought if you ask for cash out at the bank, there is no way to pay a fee.. --136.32.xxx.xxx

Dan,take the cheque to the bank,then go to the next available teller,ask if the cheque is still good,if it is, ask if you can cash it,if they say yes,then do so.Then go home,have another cup of coffee,deduct what you got from the teller,you know the one you just talked to at the bank,deduct that amount from what your former tenant owes you.then file a small claims suit for the balance. Forget what Moishe just said,she just came out of the pool and didn't dry off yet. Rots a ruck! Charlie..... .... ... --174.199.xx.xxx

What fraud are you talking about,if she still owes him money ,she still owes him money?who you kidding,goody goody two shoes....... Charlie...... ..... .... ... .. . ...... .... --174.199.xx.xxx

Dan,there should be no fee of any kind,if you talk face to face with any of the tellers! C.J. O'H....... ..... .... --174.199.xx.xxx

I wouldn't try to cash it if it were me. I would take the tenant to small claims and get a judgment for the full amount owed and pursue collections of that amount. The check was given to you presumably for rent for September 2016 and you were paid for September 2016 rent so my thinking is along the lines of Homer's. Whether it would meet the legal definition of fraud, I don't know, but it sure meets my gut check definition. --70.182.xx.xx

The only way this could be fraud is if the check is explicitly designated for a payment which was already recieved or if you know the check is not valid. It would also be fraud if you used it to pay damages as that was not what the check was intended for. Even if the check states in the memo line "rent", and you aare owed rent, it is not fraud to try to cash it a year later. --70.210.xx.xxx

The only way this could be fraud is if the check is explicitly designated for a payment which was already recieved or if you know the check is not valid. It would also be fraud if you used it to pay damages as that was not what the check was intended for. Even if the check states in the memo line "rent", and you aare owed rent, it is not fraud to try to cash it a year later. --70.210.xx.xxx

If she still owes you $ then cash it. --104.218.xxx.xx

Stale check, bank will not cash. --67.213.xx.xx

Try it. Unless there is statement on ck saying eg valid only 90 days then is up to bank policy. --104.218.xxx.xx

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I had this happen. Tenants left, and they (mom, pop, adult daughter) owed me X dollars, after I sent them an accounting of damages and subtracted their deposit. Daughter agreed, sent me a check for half and pop was supposed to send check for other half. Her check was written on a small bank local to her, not close to me. Took it to her bank, no good. Told her and she gave me cash. Pop balked at paying anything, but I still had her check. I must have stopped at her bank 20 times over a year and a half. I preserved that check in a manila envelope with a piece of cardboard in it, sitting on top of my sun visor in my truck. Preserved it like a relic. I knew she had direct deposit on her paycheck, and I just had to get lucky and catch the account at the right time, after the auto deposit and before any withdrawals. Finally, one time I presented the check and instead of the teller shaking her head no and sliding it back to me, I saw her hand move towards the money drawer. I danced around the bank like Rocky Balboa with my hands held high. The tenant had been with me a long time and was overall good, so I was kind enough to tell her so that she did not bounce a bunch of other checks. --73.141.xxx.xxx

Don, I figured if you played your cards right,it would work. I'm glad.Forget about Bilboa,think McGregor about a week from now. Charlie...... ..... .... ... .. . --174.199.xx.xxx

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