I always pay my rent by through the Citibank service that sends checks automatically. The rent used to go to some payment center in New Jersey, but I guess that recently changed and now they want the rent sent to the main management office in Brooklyn, which is the way it used to be.
Since I was away on a trip and hadn't been paying attention, I didn't notice the change of address on the rent bill, or that the last two rent checks I'd had Citibank send to the old address hadn't cleared.
Now, yesterday, Instead of calling me and telling me that my rent was overdue, I got this "Five Day Notice to Tenant" paper "served" to me at my door just like a subpoena.
My landlord wants to get me out for the same reason that all landlords want their old rent stabilized tenants gone in booming Brooklyn. My question is: What should I do now? The money is no problem, I just need to pay it in such a way that they can't deny having received it.
I'm also wondering if there are other traps I need to be watching out for here. Can they use these late payments to build a case against me to get me evicted? I guess I need to call a lawyer, but I would be grateful for any advice anyone could give me. Thanks very much.