$200 late fee on $2000/month rent

[u/danielediabla]

This amount seems very unreasonable to me. That’s 10% of my rent. 5% seems much more reasonable. I’ve lived here for 2 years and have never been late with rent but somehow I totally spaced making my payment until 5 days after rent was due.

UPDATE: I took some of ya’lls advice and emailed property management and got the fee waived! Thanks for all of the help :)

[u/Hatronach]

I would just call your landlord. Everyone here is very quick to get into the legal side of things. Of course there’s no recourse there.

If it were me I’d call my landlord/ rental company and have a conversation. Something like “I’ve been a tenant for 2 years and have never been late. I just spaced it this month and am reaching out to check if there’s any leniency in the late fee?”

Just be pleasant and maybe they’ll help you out. Good luck.

[u/danielediabla → u/Hatronach]

Thank you this is great advice. Yes I never wanted to pursue this in the legal sense. I was merely asking for other people’s opinions on this amount but thanks for giving some helpful tips.

[u/Hatronach → u/danielediabla]

Cheers, happy new year.