Is paying rent in cash legal?

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asked Feb 10, 2022 in Real Estate - Renting by Christinecallender (1,450 points)
Is paying rent in cash legal?

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answered Feb 10, 2022 by Gazpacho (7,030 points)
Paying rent in cash is legal.

If you pay rent in cash just make sure you get a receipt for payment of rent.

Because without the receipt when you pay rent with cash there's no proof you paid the rent.

So always get a receipt when paying rent with cash.

I've paid rent with cash before and never had any issues as I always made sure to get a receipt in case something came up.

Other times I've paid rent with a check or money order.

But some landlords may only want cash for rent which okay.

If the landlord won't provide a receipt for the cash rent payment then I would look elsewhere for a place to rent.

Also always get a lease as well.

People have been paying rent in cash legally for a very long time.

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