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That's what I do now. BUT: when a check got lost in the mail, I had to overnight another one for $15 or $20 on top of a $35 stop payment fee! And he's out of state, so everything takes so long to clear. I'm hoping it might be faster via PayPal.   I ended up calling PayPal customer service and they confirmed your answers. If you pay with a linked bank account as "Friends and Family", there are no fees and no restrictions.   The fees are only to cover credit card processing and to provide buyer protection and seller payment protection when actual goods or services are changing hands - and rent really isn't goods or services.   Thanks ... View more

Thanks for clarifying that for me. The idea of sending a payment bank to bank is interesting too. ... View more

Thanks for the quick reply. I need to be sure I really understand how this works.   I have had my PayPal account for a long time. It has a verified checking account and a verified  credit card associated with it. I just wasn't going to use the credit card if using it added a big fee for nothing. I don't remember if my SSN is part of it or not.   So (as I asked the other poster), is it the case that PayPal doesn't care which way I do it?   When I looked into this a few years ago, there was something that said if someone received more than $500 a month, then they had to have a merchant account with associated recurring fees. Is there anything like that now?   Paying with PayPal would be great if it simplifies things - not if it makes them more complicated or gets anybody upset. I want to do this for convenience. I do not want to do anything that might come back to bite me.   I need to get this right the first try because I have a very good relationship with my landlord and need to keep it that way. ... View more

So, just to be clear: Paypal doesn't care if I use the friends and family option as long as I'm not getting any other goods and services? AFAIK, the landlord doesn't have a bunch of rentals, etc..   Why do you say "(but you wont be staying in his apt long!) ? I have no intention of leaving. If it would cause any grief to him, I won't do it. ... View more