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Rent collection

How your tenant pays, where the money is held, what happens when a payment is late or bounces, and when it reaches you.

One month's rent, start to finish

The rent follows the same path every month.

  1. The 1stRent is dueRent is due on the 1st unless the lease says otherwise.
  2. By the due dateYour tenant paysOnline through the Tenant Portal, where paying from a bank account is free and payments can repeat each month. Checks and money orders work too. We do not take cash.
  3. As it arrivesIt goes into trustEvery payment is deposited in a fiduciary trust account at an FDIC-insured bank, kept apart from Eclipse's own money.
  4. Last business weekWe total it upRent collected, less our fees, repairs, bills and any rent a tenant paid ahead.
  5. On or around the last business dayYou get paidThe balance goes to your bank by electronic deposit.

What owners ask about rent

Late feesSet by law

Colorado law says when a late fee can start and caps how much it can be. Your tenant's lease states the fee.

Late-rent workNo bill to you

Late-rent follow-up, payment plans and returned payments are paid for by the fees the tenant owes under the lease, when collected. If a fee is not collected, you owe nothing for that work.

Bounced paymentsReversed

A returned payment is reversed and still has to be paid. After two returned payments, we accept only certified funds for that home.

Your reserve1 month's rent

Per unit, up to five units. It covers a tenant payment that is reversed after we have already paid you.

How tenants payTied to a charge

Tenants cannot transfer money straight into our trust account. Each payment comes through the portal and is tied to a tenant and a charge, as trust accounting rules require.

Monthly minimum$157

The management fee is 12% of rent collected or this minimum per unit, whichever is more. The minimum applies when a tenant is behind.

Amounts shown are for our Landlord plan. See the other plans on our pricing page.

When rent is late

  • We follow up. Collecting the rent and chasing late payments is part of the job.
  • Late rent comes in the next payout. We pay you from rent we have collected, so rent that arrives late is paid to you the following month.
  • When rent is not paid, Eclipse follows the process Colorado law sets out and keeps you informed.
Tenant fees

The lease and the law set them

Eclipse charges tenants only the fees the lease and Colorado law allow, even if an owner asks otherwise. The fees that apply to your home are the ones in its lease.

See the tenant fees, explained in plain English

Optional coverage

Landlord protection insurance

Landlord plan owners can add SureVestor Landlord Protection Insurance. Its coverage includes loss of rent. It is optional, not part of the management fee, and SureVestor sets the terms.

More about SureVestor

More answers: How and when do I get paid? · Why do you hold a reserve? · How the money moves · All owner questions

Other parts of the job: Maintenance and repairs · Tenant screening · Accounting and owner reports · Marketing and leasing

Find out what your rental should earn

Tell us where it is. Chuck Kelley, our Broker/Owner, will look at it and tell you what he sees. No obligation.