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When and How Does My Landlord Get Paid?

Livble pays your landlord the full rent upfront once you split rent. ACH clearing takes 1–3 business days; portal posting depends on your property manager.

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Updated over 2 weeks ago

🏡 How Rent Payments Are Sent

  • As soon as your split-rent plan is activated, Livble sends the full rent amount upfront to your landlord or property manager via the ACH network.

  • This works exactly like any normal ACH rent payment you’d make directly through your portal.

  • ACH payments typically take 1–3 business days to fully clear. Weekends and holidays can add an extra day.

✅ Bottom line: once your first installment and fee(s) are successfully debited, your rent is already in motion.


🧾 When Does My Rent Show as Paid?

  • Livble’s payment is immediate once sent through ACH — but how your portal updates can vary:

    • Some property managers mark rent “paid” once ACH is initiated.

    • Others wait until funds are fully deposited (1–3 business days).

  • Either way, your rent is fully covered by Livble the moment the ACH transfer is triggered.


🕒 Split-Rent Business Hours

Split-rent business hours: Mon–Fri, 6 AM–3 PM ET (set by bank cutoffs — not Livble Support hours).

If you submit a split after 2 PM ET or on a weekend/holiday, you’ll see after-hours options:

  • Schedule Split: Your split-rent will be scheduled for and activated on the next business day.
    (Only shown if the scheduled date is still early enough to avoid late fees — typically before the 4th.)

  • Instant-Split: Split rent is activated immediately outside business hours for an additional $10 fee.


⚡ Instant-Split vs. Scheduling

  • Instant-Split (after hours): Rent is paid immediately through ACH for $10 extra on top of your origination fee.

  • Schedule Split (after hours, no fee): Rent is paid the next business day’s 2–3 PM ET window if still early enough to avoid late fees.

  • If you decide to wait until the next business hours instead of choosing Instant-Split, check your ledger first — if a late fee posts before you split, you’ll be ineligible to split rent that month.


✅ Key Takeaways

  • Immediate payment: Livble pays your landlord in full once your split is activated and your first installment + origination fee (and any Instant-Split fee, if used) are successfully debited.

  • ACH clearing: Payments move instantly once sent, but ledgers can take 1–3 business days to update — some property managers mark “paid” at initiation, others after full deposit.

  • Business hours matter: Splitting during split-rent business hours keeps costs lowest and avoids the $10 Instant-Split fee. Scheduling is free, but only offered before late fees could apply.

  • Late fee caution: Once a late fee posts, you can’t split rent that month. If you’re close to late fees, Instant-Split protects your eligibility.

  • Scheduling caution: If you schedule, make sure your bank has enough funds by the next 2 PM ET processing window. If the payment fails, your rent isn’t paid, and your split cancels — you’ll need to start over.

  • Have funds ready: At the time of splitting, your first installment, origination fee, and any Instant-Split fee are all due immediately. Without funds, the split fails, and no rent is paid.

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