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Returned Payment Notice

Professional notice. Notify the tenant that a payment was returned and identify the payment date, amount, payment method, replacement-payment instructions, and any lawful fee.

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Property address and state

Names of the people or parties involved

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Dates and any lease/addendum terms that affect the transaction

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Rent & Payments

RETURNED PAYMENT NOTICE

Date
9/23/2026
State
California
Landlord / Property Manager
________________
Tenant
________________
Rental Property
________________

Returned payment notice

1. PAYMENT RECORD SCOPE

This document records the payment event, balance, instruction, or arrangement actually stated. It does not convert a receipt into a ledger, a payment plan into a statutory notice, or payment instructions into authority to require a payment method or fee that the lease or governing law does not permit.

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Returned-payment fees may be limited by lease terms or state law; do not assume a fee or statutory damages automatically apply. California Civil Code section 1947.3 has specific written-notice, attachment, and duration requirements before requiring cash-only rent or security-deposit payments after a qualifying dishonored check or stop payment; verify applicability before changing payment methods. California Civil Code section 1719 provides conditional remedies for qualifying dishonored checks, with notice requirements and exceptions; do not present this general notice as the statutory demand required to pursue those remedies. Do not characterize the event as intentional misconduct or fraud without evidence. Keep proof of the returned payment and replacement-payment request. General information only, not legal advice. Verify current state and local law, exemptions, deadlines, permitted service methods, lease terms, required disclosures, and property-specific requirements before use.

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