ObiOneToo

ObiOneToo t1_jadgut7 wrote

If you’re in the US, go to the UPS store near you. Have them notarize a statement that the check is in the envelope. Send it so it requires a signature on receipt. They can do all this in the store.

Alternatively… open a separate checking account. Use it solely for rent checks. Deposit your rent in it each month. Write a normal check and send it via normal post. If the management company is cashing them, you’ll have a clear singular record. If they try to pull something shady, you have two important things;

  1. The money they are owed.
  2. Proof that you acted in good faith to pay your rent.

That would likely be enough to stop eviction proceedings in their tracks.

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ObiOneToo t1_ixoz1sx wrote

Get the lodge. Seriously. Wash it and tend to it and it will last for life. Hell, I have a cheap “Pioneer Woman” branded Dutch oven (enamel), a no-name brand (enamel), and Lodge (non-enamel). Any of them will outlast me with a minimal amount of care.

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