Please use this thread going forward: [FR] Can't Pay Bills/Rent (Tenant) | EA Forums - 11913758
Yea, obviously. The problem is that isn’t an option on the mailbox or the computer. It just tells me that my bills are due and no option to pay them since installing for rent. My utilities get shut off and then the repossess my items. Can’t pay property owner as there is no option when clicking them either. I’ve tried moving my sims out. Repairing my game files. Reinstalling pack. Demolishing lot and building from gallery. On other threads it was suggested to travel to another lot and back - didn’t work. I tried the force bills due cheat and nothing. The game is basically not playable at this point as I can’t meet basic needs without cheats. I do not have mods installed.
The Sims Teamsent my save
Product: The Sims 4
Platform: Xbox Series X
Which language are you playing the game in? English
How often does the bug occur? Every time (100%)
What is your current game version number? 1.86
What expansions, game packs, and stuff packs do you have installed? All content installed.
Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? Play a Sim who is a tenant and try to pay their rent.
What happens when the bug occurs? There is no way at all to pay rent. Bills arrived once to the mailbox in 11 days, she paid them but they did not include rent. The rent value is showing as 0 on everything. There's no option to pay on the phone/PC or in the "Rental" conversation interactions. The bills breakdown has no option there either. She's had warning notifications about being late.
What do you expect to see? I expect to be able to pay rent.
Have you installed any customization with the game, e.g. Custom Content or Mods? On console Never used.
Did this issue appear after a specific patch or change you made to your system? Yes
Please describe the patch or change you made. I added For Rent.
I've tried travelling, I've tried enabling and disabling events, I've added the landlord to My Households, I tried going on vacation but no bills arrived at all. I keep checking the mailbox and the phone. I keep inviting over the landlord, I've tried playing as the landlord. I'm all out of ideas now. Her tenancy rolled over to the next 7 day period despite this going on. When she moved in it said the rent was 0.
I've spent 4 days redesigning the lot and got it from 1 star to 4 star. I hope I haven't wasted my time. It's the first rental I've played because I wanted to give time for bugs to be ironed out but it's just impossible.
It would even help if there was a link to pay added to the warning notifications.
I can't share saves or use mods to fix this as I'm on Xbox and I can't use cheats either as most cheats affect console achievements.
I've tried moving my tenant Sim out and when moving her back in it still said the rent would be 0 before she moved back in. In another month of living there she's paying the bills that can be paid, getting warnings about rent but so far no repossessions (but the door is locked for anyone but her). But there are fees on her bills for "unpaid bills" so maybe she's paying them retrospectively?
The Sims TeamHello,
@simsplayer818
If any of you are still encountering this on the latest game version (without mods), would you be willing to share the video file(s) where we can see the bug happening?
If so, please send me a private message with a link to the file.
Instructions for sharing files with us are here: http://x.ea.com/74420
Thanks!
Hi there, I am still having this issue, but I am not sure how to send a direct message. Here is the link to the onedrive file for my save I am currently using that is having this glitch.
https://1drv.ms/u/s!AsCfxIUm4dD1g_gF1Wrizg0vkKvDSw?e=gSXqCR
Thank you
Dominique Cunningham
I am also having this error with a fresh install and a lot from the gallery. It’s the same if I move into apartment lots from the for rent pack specifically too. Even trying to move my sim via the phone still shows a 0$ rent on the bills screen. I’ve no mods installed at all.
I'm also having this issue. I purchased the pack during the September 2024 sale and began a new file with a Sim already in Tomarang. I tried to pay rent but there was no option to do so from the mailbox, phone or computer. Now her power is getting shut off and there's nothing I can do. This essentially renders the pack useless and unplayable.
