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merlecollision t1_jad7ov6 wrote

Certified mail in the U.S.

Edit: correction, registered mail indicates every stop on the letters journey.

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AethericEye OP t1_jad857f wrote

Are the contents certified, or just the delivery?

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-StatesTheObvious t1_jadaq7u wrote

The delivery is certified. Like, you know it's been received. You could use a check and when it's deposited or cashed, you'll know. Make a photo copy of the check and the bank will also keep a copy of the check.

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AethericEye OP t1_jadbhzn wrote

That's still the tricky bit, I think. I need it to be certified that he has received money, not just an envelope... an envelope could have contained anything or nothing.

I need it to be impossible for him to claim that we haven't sent the money or that it wasn't received.

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sawta2112 t1_jaddflf wrote

There is no way to verify that he received the contents.

Can you wire the money? Then you can prove that the money was sent to his account

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mrscatnesta t1_jades3o wrote

If you have a bank account, you should be able to go to the bank and ask for a blank check even if you do not regularly order checks. Your bank will track whether he cashes the check.

Whether you pay by check or get a cashier's check, make a copy of it, keep whatever receipt your bank gives you. Any good bank will allow you to call to verify the cashier's check was cashed.

Make a copy of everything you send. A copy of the check. A copy of whatever the bank gives you. Take a picture of the certified mail you give the post office and keep the receipt.

Once you receive confirmation the delivery was accepted (which you can do online), call the office and verify they received your payment. Ask for the name of the person you are speaking with. If you know the email address of the landlord, follow up with an email "I just spoke with Vicki who confirmed you received the rent check for 123 Address."

If you receive an eviction notice, you have everything to prove you sent it, and you can go back to the bank, cancel the check and offer to wire the money.

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quacked7 t1_jade2zo wrote

video yourself putting the check in the envelope at the post office and sealing it and handing to the mail clerk for registering

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Ambitious_Ad_9637 t1_jaejb34 wrote

This. What your describing is overt fraud which gets argued in court. Create evidence of the transaction and send certified mail. There is no arguing with that.

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ChrisGeritol t1_jadyl94 wrote

The check could still be removed in transit. There's no way to prove the recipient received the item inside the envelope.

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-StatesTheObvious t1_jadofxe wrote

Given that the stakes are so high, would it be possible for you to drive to the post office where the PO Box is and video yourself dropping it into the PO BOX?

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