# Pay rent and set up autopay

Source: https://app.rentiqa.com/help/tenants/pay-rent-and-autopay

> Add a card or bank account, pay what is due, turn on autopay, and check your ledger and payment history.

Rent is posted to your lease each month on its due day; your landlord can also post other charges, such as a deposit or a fee. Everything is under **Rent** in the menu (on a phone, the **Rent** tab).

## Add a payment method

Open [Methods](https://app.rentiqa.com/billing/methods) and press **Add method**. Add a card or a US bank account in the secure form of our payment processor. **Use this as my default for rent** is ticked already; untick it if this one should not be your default. You can **Make default** or **Remove** any method later.

## Pay

1. Open [Pay rent](https://app.rentiqa.com/tenant/pay). **Due now** shows your full outstanding balance.
2. Choose the method under **Paying with**. Before you pay you see whether a card processing fee applies: some landlords cover it, otherwise it is passed on at cost, and bank payments are free.
3. Press **Pay**.

Card payments go through straight away. A bank payment shows as pending until it clears. You can make one payment at a time; while one is clearing, a second is refused.

When the money arrives you get a receipt by email: the rent paid, any card processing fee, the total and a receipt number. For a bank payment that is when it clears.

When nothing is due, the page says **Nothing currently due**.

**Sharing the rent with roommates?** The ledger is one for the household, so **Due now** is everyone's outstanding balance, and any of you can pay any amount towards it. If the landlord split the rent, **Your share** under it shows your part of each month's rent; pay that, or more if you are covering for someone. A guarantor sees the lease but owes no share.

## Turn on autopay

On [Autopay](https://app.rentiqa.com/tenant/autopay), choose the payment method, the day of the month to charge, and optionally a maximum amount, then press **Turn autopay on**. Autopay pays your balance around that day each month, once rent has been posted, so choose a day on or after your rent due day. With a maximum set, it never charges more than that; pay any rest yourself. Autopay runs until your lease ends, including while you are working out your notice. If a payment fails, you get an email, and the page shows **Last autopay attempt failed** with the reason and a **Pay manually** button: pay before the grace period ends to avoid a late fee. **Turn autopay off** stops it. If you remove the payment method autopay uses, autopay turns off and the Autopay page says why; choose another method there to turn it back on.

## Check your records

- [Ledger](https://app.rentiqa.com/tenant/ledger): your balance, every charge and payment, and your security deposit.
- [Payment history](https://app.rentiqa.com/tenant/history): each payment with its method and reference.

Your [Home](https://app.rentiqa.com/tenant/home) page shows your next rent and recent payments, and reminds you when rent is due or overdue.

Next: [Ask for repairs](https://app.rentiqa.com/help/tenants/ask-for-repairs).