def markLate(self): unitId = request.POST['unitId'] latefee = request.POST['latefee'] forMonth = request.POST['forMonth'] forYear = request.POST['forYear'] date = request.POST['date'] latefeeNum = latefee.replace('$','') Transaction.record_latefee(unitId,latefeeNum,forMonth,forYear,date) remind = True if request.POST['remind'] == 'true' and float(latefeeNum) > 0.0 else False if remind: tenants = Tenant_lease.get_tenants_from_unit(unitId) emails = [tenant.email for tenant in tenants] subj = '{0} - late fee owed'.format(request.environ.get('COMPANY_NAME')) msg = """\ Dear Tenant, This is a notice from your landlord that your rent was turned in late. Amount owed: ${0} Please pay this amount promptly. Thanks, {1} """.format(latefee, request.environ.get('COMPANY_NAME')) mailman.send(emails, subj, msg) return json.dumps('')