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Police report is crucial before issuing a replacement of a lost cheque
Hi,
I live in Abu Dhabi.
My landlord lost one of the rental cheques. I have a receipt and a Tawtheeq of when I handed them over to him.
I told him to go to the police and file a lost report and then I can issue a new cheque to him but he states that this will take too much time.
He suggests that he gives me a paper saying that if they find the cheque they will return it to me and to give them a new cheque.
Please note that it's a company managing my landlord's properties.
Please advise
As much as I sympathize with the landlord's agent, I would advise you not to buy it. What is the guarantee that both cheques will not be placed in the bank to be honoured?
You said right, they must lodge a complaint so that 1) you can instruct your bank not to honour it as you have a police complaint, and 2) tomorrow "anyone" places the old cheque to the bank you have proof that it is lost and stolen.
Some effort must be taken for being negligent.
