Mr. Get Approved

🧾 Your lease ALREADY says rent was paid in advance. Read it again.

Look at Section 6 of a standard rental agreement — right there in black and white:

"Tenant shall pay the rent for the entire term of this Agreement in equal monthly installments… in advance, on or before the 1st day of each month."

IN ADVANCE. That means before the month even starts — you prepaid.

Now look at Section 8 — the security deposit.

The landlord holds it "consistent with the Residential Landlord Tenant Code" and can apply it to "rental arrearage due under the Rental Agreement."

So your security deposit is literally held as collateral — a security interest against an obligation that was already paid forward.

Total rent for the ENTIRE term: $11,880.00 — agreed to and committed upfront. The consideration was exchanged at signing.

❓So why are you paying again every month for something already committed to in full?

This is what my upcoming class on Security Interests & How to Perfect Them breaks down — using YOUR actual lease as Exhibit A.

📚 No hacks. No sovereignty nonsense. Just contract law, UCC principles, and what your signature actually means.

💬 Drop "LEASE" in the comments or DM me if you're tired of signing documents you don't fully understand.

🔁 TAG a renter who needs to see this.