Is it legal for my landlord to apply any money i submit to late fees 1st before applying it to the a

My landlord applies any money i submit to late fees first and then once that clears, she applies the rest to my actual rent. this makes it difficult because if i have any balance left on my actual rent, the late fees continue to add up at $10 per day plus an automatic late fee of $50. My rent is $555 per month and at onetime i ended up paying over $800 in one month because i could not get her to apply the partial amount i was giving her to the actual rent. instead it went all to late fees and lockout, fees(which she kept for herself and not for the complex). i was finally able to pay off my rent after 1st paying about $300 in late fees. is this legal? can someone in this biz let me know becouse this doesnt seem right. i've been threatened to be evicted if dont pay the late fees 1st.

Is it legal for my landlord to apply any money i submit to late fees 1st before applying it to the actual rentsoap opera

It depends on your State and the laws regarding late fees but in general it is legal to collect the late fees first however every state differs on maximums for late fees ect. In my state there is currently no legal limit on late fees but there is a bill in the house to try and make it $50 maximum or 10% of the rent amount wichever is greater. I hope it passes as many people here get caught in the same situation you are describing.

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