
If a check is stale, it is unlikely that the bank or credit union will cash it and you will be held liable for the loss. If the check is not stale, the bank or credit union will hold it for a bank or credit union until the date you wrote on it. If you don’t want the check to be delivered to your bank or credit union before a reasonable time, you should notify them.

If your check is stale, your bank or credit union may refuse to cash it, and you may be held liable for the loss.


The landlord will give the tenant a check dated for the first of the month, and the tenant will not be able to cash it until that date. In the Philippines, post-dated checks are often used for rent payments. The check is not valid until that future date. Credit: Post-dated checks are checks that are dated for a future date.