Pennsylvania landlord threatens eviction over missing rent, despite the tenant having bank statements and payment confirmation: ‘I’m not trying to be difficult, I just don’t want to pay rent twice for the same month and then fight to get it back later’

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  • Man sitting on a couch looking frustrated at his phone, wearing a denim shirt in a bright living room.
  • I rent an apartment in a small building and have been here for almost two years. I pay rent by bank
  • transfer every month, usually a few days early.
  • I've never been late and I have confirmation emails from the payment portal plus my bank statements showing the withdrawals.
  • Last week I got an email from my landlord saying their records show I
  • never paid rent for March and that I need to pay it immediately along with a late fee. I checked
  • my bank account and the money definitely left my account on March 1st. The payment portal
  • Man in a denim shirt sitting on a couch, holding his phone and looking off to the side.
  • also shows a completed payment for that month with a confirmation number. I sent
  • screenshots of both to the landlord and asked if maybe it was applied to the wrong unit or there was an accounting error.
  • He replied that "their ledger is what matters" and that if I don't pay
  • the balance within 7 days, they will start the process for nonpayment.
  • I called the payment portal company and they said the payment was successfully processed,
  • but they told me they can only provide details to the property owner unless I submit a formal
  • request. I have saved every email and screenshot, but I'm worried because the
  • landlord is acting like my proof doesn't matter at all.
  • Can a landlord move forward with eviction or fees when I have proof the payment was made?
  • Should I send something by certified mail, or is email enough? I'm not trying to be difficult, I
  • just don't want to pay rent twice for the same month and then fight to get it back later.

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