Legal to accept only Online rent payment in NJ?

[Thien Luu]

Good day everyone,

My tenant gave me notice that they'll move out soon.

For my next tenant I am using COZY for my rental services.

Can I accept only online rent payments in New Jersey?

I'm planning to only accept bank checks or money order for the deposit.

Rent payment on accepted online through COZY.

[Jonathan Herron]

@Thien Luu off the top of my head I cannot think of a reason it would be illegal.  The two considerations I would advise is:

1. Does Cozzy charge a fee to the tenant when making the payment?  If so requiring them to use the system could be construed as extra rent.
2. Some people like using non-online payments.
3. Providing some form of a receipt for rent payments is generally a good business decision and if Cozzy does that it shouldn't be a problem.