Rent receipts: usefulness, mandatory mentions, and mode of sending

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Aug 27, 2025

Aug 27, 2025

Do you remember the old-fashioned charm of receipt books with carbon copies and small green squares?

One would detach the receipt to give to the tenant in exchange for the amount paid, just like in a checkbook, and keep a duplicate in the book… Old school, isn't it? We’ll update you on what we are doing best today about this in the rental investment!

Required: yes or no ⁉️

As a landlord, please know that you are not obliged to provide a rent receipt unless your tenant requests it after having actually paid the rent and the housing charges. The answer is therefore no in principle, and yes under certain conditions.

Note well: the tenant can request receipts corresponding to the amounts paid even after having left the housing. Two pieces of advice in case the tenant makes the request:

  • wait until you have received the rents and charges in question before issuing the receipt;

  • offer them a dematerialized mode of operation (and save trees…). 🌱

As a landlord, please know that you are not obliged to provide a rent receipt unless your tenant requests it after having actually paid the rent and the housing charges. The answer is therefore no in principle, and yes under certain conditions.

Note well: the tenant can request receipts corresponding to the amounts paid even after having left the housing. Two pieces of advice in case the tenant makes the request:

  • wait until you have received the rents and charges in question before issuing the receipt;

  • offer them a dematerialized mode of operation (and save trees…). 🌱

The utility of rent receipts 📓

This document is actually much more useful to the tenant than to the landlord.

By showing that the tenant has paid their rent and the charges that apply to them, they are requested in case of dispute with the landlord or when applying for housing assistance or presented as a bonus in the context of searching for a new apartment. The rent receipt can also be considered, from the tenant's side, as a proof of residence.

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