Is this weird? (rental)

[bunnymendelbaum]

Our lease will start May 25th.
The property management guy wants a full month's rent plus security when we sign the lease (today or tomorrow), then a "prorated" portion (May 25-31) due June 1st.

It is wigging my DH out essentially paying early. I'm like Meh. 

I asked property guy why and he said other companies (not him) had issues with people only paying prorated and security and then staying essentially for free until they could be evicted.

[imojoebunny]

This was how we handled it when I leased apartments for REITs. Letting someone move in who can't pay first months rent would be a mistake IME. If your DH doesn't want to pay, just move on June 1st.

[SusanBAnthony]

It would but the crap out of DH, but I wouldn't care.

So I guess I am no help.

[mrs.jacinthe]

Some rental places require first, last, and deposit. I don't think it's unusual at all.

[bunnymendelbaum]

See I thought it was totally reasonable too. They are making us pay with certified check which is a PITA though.
I'm so used to doing everything at the ATM. I hate going inside the bank (plus, the 2 branches closest to us don't even have 'insides'.)

[munkii]

A little weird only in that they are not requiring the pro-rated portion along with everything else when you sign--so, weird on the opposite spectrum of your husband.

[wawa]

May 7, 2013 11:44:33 GMT -5 mrs.jacinthe said:

Some rental places require first, last, and deposit. I don't think it's unusual at all.

yup, this.

[ktzmoh]

what bluesky said - we've always had to do first, last and deposit, which is typically about a month's rent.

[bunnymendelbaum]

I've never done last month!
Man, it is going to be awesome not fixing anything!

I told my DH if he has an issue w what the guy wants, he can call him. Which means he won't and I'll just go get the check.

[tarheels]

This is so totally normal to me i had to read the question twice to get what the issue was.

[sierramist03]

it doesn't seem weird to me. I'm used to prorated plus full month plus deposit. I've never had to pay last month upfront before.

[abseptember17]

That is exactly what we paid when we did our rental before buying this house. Oddly enough, our lease also started on 5-25