cash or money order for move in

[Bienes Raices]

I have been taking money orders for the first month's rent and the SD, but now I have heard that someone can give you a money order and then go to the issuer immediately and (fraudulently) claim it was lost to void it. I don't know if this is true or not. This person was saying that you should only accept cash. I have also heard someone else say that you should only take a cashier's check.

Should I change to cash only? And if you do, are you supposed to use one of those pens to make sure it's not counterfeit?

[Wayne Brooks]

yes, money orders and cashiers checks can be canceled.