In the article Mediator can help with PayPal rent payment shift, the Rent Watch column of the San Francisco Chronicle (SF Gate) advises that a landlord's attempt to force renters to pay through PayPal is not strictly legal but,
rather than risk a notice for failure to pay rent based on a complex legal analysis, contacting the landlord through a mediation program would be a safer method to resolve this issue.
Depending on where you leave, contacting the landlord through a mediator is easier said than done. In San Francisco, there a community mediation program called
Project Sentinel. Project Sentinel offers
landlord-tenant counseling as well as
free dispute resolution services to help tenants and landlords resolve problems that have developed into an actual or potential dispute. These services enable tenants and landlords to avoid expensive and time-consuming alternatives such as litigation.
I invite my readers to add their local community mediation services programs wherever they live in the comments section.
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