PayNearMe Cash Pay | Tenant Payments

Tenants can easily pay their rent in cash at over 32,000 locations and have it applied to their ledger by presenting their unique barcode at a participating local business. 

• System Note: There are two quick steps to get started using PayNearMe. If the first two setup steps haven't been completed, click the links for details
  1. Enroll in PayNearMe
  2. Enable the PayNearMe Cash Option for tenants

This article reviews:

• Tenant Access to Payslips
• Landlord / Property Manager Provided Payslips
• Identifying Payments Received in Your Bank Account

Tenant Access to PaySlips

Tenants can access their unique payslip in the Payment section of the Tenant Portal. Tenants can present the barcode on their mobile device or print it.

The following steps walk through how a tenant can access their unique barcode in the tenant portal

When a tenant logs into their Rentec Direct portal, they will:

1. Click on Payments
2. Click on Pay With Cash

3. Choose if they would like to change their preferred language to Spanish in the top menu.

   Pro Tip: Most browsers offer a built-in translate feature that can convert the page to their preferred language, often from a selection of 100+ options.

4. The tenant can either.
   1. Send to Phone to present the barcode and processing instructions to the cashier from their mobile device or
   2. Print instructions to print the payslip with barcode and processing instructions to present to a cashier

Tip: Laminate printed slips to protect them and reuse them again and again.

Landlord / Property Manager Provided Payslip

Tenant Managers can either print tenants' payslips or text them. Each tenant's payslip is unique, so accessing the specific tenant's online payment data is essential when creating the payslip.

In your Rentec Direct account:

1. Click Tenants
2. Click on the tenant, then Online Payments on the Tenant Card (or right click to select from the menu)
3. Under Cash Payments, select
   1. Text PaySlip to Tenant or
   2. View PaySlip, then print

Tips: 

• Each tenant's barcode is unique to them, and any payment made with it is routed to that tenant's ledger.
• Printing and laminating payslips is a convenient way for tenants to preserve and reuse payslips.

Identifying Payments Received in Your Bank Account

Payments received through PayNearMe are easily identified in your bank account by an indication of PNM* followed by your company name.

Easily verify that the payments received in your bank match your Rentec Direct account with the Cash Settlement report.

In your Rentec Direct account:

1. Click Reports
2. Under Online Payments, select Cash Settlement
3. Enter the Report Period and Bank Account or Property
4. Click Submit

FAQs

Q) Why do some tenant payslips reflect a $4.99 processing fee and some a $3.99 fee

⭐Due to changes with PayNearMe -

• Tenants added to your software after 10/17/2025 will automatically have a $4.99 processing fee.
• Between Aug. 18, 2025 - Oct. 17, 2025, all existing tenants using PayNearMe will be automatically updated from $3.99 to a new $4.99 processing fee.
  • Tenants paying through the Tenant Portal or Resident Connect app will see the updated fee reflected automatically - no action is required
  • Tenants who use pay slips will need to download a new slip or request one from their landlord or property manager to reflect the new actual charge of $4.99
• Existing printed payslips will continue to work until Aug. 18, 2026, but we recommend distributing new slips as soon as possible to avoid any confusion or disruption.