R&S Regulars, how should I handle this delicate situation?

Question

Now, my landlord put a strongly worded letter on my door, demanding that I pay my rent which "was due on the 10th day of August, 2007." And they are correct, my rent is due on the 10th.

Now, I never liked my landlord. They always seem kind of incompitent.

My question is, exactly how much sarcastic wit should I put into my response letter? Should I mention time travel and Einstein's Theory of Relativity, or should I "defer to their superior wisdom and judgment about the complexities of pre-emptive late fees."

What do you think?

In many ways, being a smartass gives my life meaning, so it takes an incredible amount of will power for me to hold back.

Answer 1

I really like your idea of Einstein. Mess with his head! You can not, by law, be evicted for that. So I say, go for it. Dont be mean at all. Nothing that would be nasty. But worded as a little short story sounds interesting.


Then in a seperate envelope, the rent check, the next day.

Answer 2

Take an envelope and write "RENT" on the front of it with your apartment number on it.

Tear the envelope so that it is still partially readable.

Thumb tack the torn envelope to the landlords door and if they ask about it tell them that since they posted a note asking for the rent on your door you thought that was they way they wanted the rent delivered to them.

Do unto others as you would have them do onto you.

Then they can argue and yell and scream for a few days. They will make all kinds of threats, whatever.

On the tenth give them a slightly torn and dirty check and explain some nice person had slipped the check under your door, but, it looks like it had been laying on the ground outside.

Then ask them why they threw the check away and if they want it back.

Smile a lot and be very, very nice about the whole thing.

Answer 3

Write a letter thanking them for the reminder. Be sure to mark the date in LARGE LETTERS. If you pay by check, circle the date. Do not, if possible, pay by cash. If you fear they might try devious tricks, get out your lease agreement and review it. They have obligations to you if you pay your rent on a timely basis. I have a feeling that if you get into the theory of relativity or the complexities of pre-emptive late fees or the theory of gravity or the recipe for a really good pound cake, you'll only get defensive hostility.

Answer 4

Man,I can't believe that I just deleted my proposed scenario,
as I too,am easily provoked into exacting revenge by using an extemporaneous bit of sarcastic wit in response to angry or condesending remarks...however,the Bible states that a soft answer turns away wrath and Jesus said that we should not repay evil for evil...sooo, maybe you could rather pay the rent,with a nice note taped to a cake,from a local bakery...this will elicite a response of sorrow and feelings of guilt on the landlord's part..and you will no longer be angry. Obviously your anger is fueled by pride,due to wrong thinking and was provoked by the landlord's anger, presented to you in a less than gracious manner...

I am extremely tired..and will probably realize in the morning just how exhausted,by seeing my answer to this question.

Answer 5

I do not see a problem. It is only August 3, 2007. According to you, you have another week to pay your rent before it is late.
Did you mean July 10th by any chance? I f you did than just pay the rent and forget the wise remarks. There is no law that says you have to like your landlord but there is a law that says you have to pay your rent.

Answer 6

Pop the cheque in the slot with a letter stating "Dear Landlord, today is the 3rd of August and I have already paid the 10th of August rent on the evening of the 9th of August. Please be advised that when another such notice is delivered to me, I shall be forced to pay the 10th September's rent on the 9th of September. Getting even, yours, nutgobbler (scratch that) er, Squirrel".

Answer 7

Pay your landlord with a check in Zimbabwe dollars, posdated for the 10th. Make sure to specify that with some luck, the check will still have some value on the aforementioned date (at least the minimum warranteed value of the paper used to write the check, anyway).
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Answer 8

the infants are grown and have lives of their very own. basically by using fact the two certainly one of you prefer to perform a little vacationing mutually does no longer mean you are going to stay mutually or get married. the infants oughta be chuffed you have one yet another, if for no different reason, than for companionship. basically by using fact you have emotions and appreciate for one extra does no longer mean you do unlike or did no longer love and appreciate his spouse. None human beings comprehend how long we've in this earth. Neither of you betrayed his spouse, so which you each suitable to pass forward and make some plans, spend it sluggish mutually, and revel in yourselves. If the infants and grands can not settle for that, then that's their situation.

Answer 9

Just wait until they serve you with a 3-day notice to pay the rent or quit the premises. Pay the rent on the third day with a note stating "neener neener neeeener."

Sarchasm: The gulf between the giver of sarcastic wit and the person that doesn't get it.

Answer 10

Hmm. Sounds as though your smartassitude (smartassedness?) and sarcastic wit would likely be lost on your chronologically-challenged landlord.
Perhaps enclosing a small desk calendar with your rent check this month would be a thoughtful gesture on your part...