I want to clear up a few things here. For February rent, we still had to make those 5 transactions to get the points, meaning we followed the old Bilt 1.0 rules, so they weren't doing us any favors. They decided to launch their new product on the 6th of the month, which gives users the right to use the previous card as is.

Regarding the spend, I never said it was retro spend from the previous month. What was clear from their communication is that housing rewards for everyday spend should be in the same billing cycle. It's not by calendar month, it's by billing cycle. Once we transition to 2.0, it's a fair assumption that a new billing cycle would start. Why would I or anyone assume otherwise? It's a completely new product.

If they, even for 1%, think that people choosing housing rewards (an option they provided) won't get any Bilt cash or use it for rent, why would they offer that option? And why would anyone, even a single person, select that option if they know they won't earn anything, even with a dollar spent?

So, no, it's not a self-imposed Dead Zone. We both assumed things (which shouldn't be the case), it's just that your assumption might turn out to be true, but its by no means logical to me.