What is Split Pay and how does it affect me as a landlord?

Split Pay is the payment tool your tenant uses to pay you rent. Here's the simple version:

  • They split rent into two payments: half upfront, half about two weeks later

  • You receive the full rent amount, never a partial payment. We fund the gap between your tenant's two payments

  • Payout timing depends on your tenant. Once they schedule their payment and it goes through, the full amount lands in your bank account within 3 to 5 business days

Once you're set up, payments come in automatically every month your tenant pays through Split Pay. No invoicing, no chasing, no fees.

To get paid through Split Pay, you'll need to:

  1. Accept the payment request your tenant sends you

  2. Create a Split Pay landlord account and connect your bank account so we can send the money straight to you

After those two steps, you're done. Future months are automatic as long as your tenant is using Split Pay.

Where you'll do this: your landlord account lives at rent.app — you'll see it branded "Split Pay by Rent App." Same Split Pay, just the landlord side. (Your tenant pays on their side at splitpay.com.)


Heads up — you might also benefit from Split Pay yourself. If you have a mortgage or a car loan, Split Pay works the same way for those: half upfront, half two weeks later, and your lender receives the full payment amount.