Current Events > Landlords when it's time for them to give you your deposit back

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Yeah they some hos
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Time to go to the apartment and look for anything that might have been damaged so you have an excuse to keep the 2 months rent deposit.

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Alucard188 posted...

Time to go to the apartment and look for anything that might have been damaged so you have an excuse to keep the 2 months rent deposit.

You act like this is unreasonable ...

Its literally their property dude, of course they check it
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UnfairRepresent posted...

Alucard188 posted...

Time to go to the apartment and look for anything that might have been damaged so you have an excuse to keep the 2 months rent deposit.

You act like this is unreasonable ...

Its literally their property dude, of course they check it

Found the landlord lol
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"We have to charge you $300 for the pet damage. Pay us in 7 days or else."

"I don't have a pet, and that was like that in the apartment from day 1. Check my lease and files.

"We conveniently don't have those papers."

"*sends copies of the lease and photos of the apartment day 1*"

"Wait, we just found the original records! Sorry, our mistake!"
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Musourenka posted...

"We have to charge you $300 for the pet damage. Pay us in 7 days or else."

"I don't have a pet, and that was like that in the apartment from day 1. Check my lease and files.

"We conveniently don't have those papers."

"*sends copies of the lease and photos of the apartment day 1*"

"Wait, we just found the original records! Sorry, our mistake!"

Well still need that $300 for the worktime we spent making that mistake.
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Shablagoo posted...

Musourenka posted...

"We have to charge you $300 for the pet damage. Pay us in 7 days or else."

"I don't have a pet, and that was like that in the apartment from day 1. Check my lease and files.

"We conveniently don't have those papers."

"*sends copies of the lease and photos of the apartment day 1*"

"Wait, we just found the original records! Sorry, our mistake!"

Well still need that $300 for the worktime we spent making that mistake.

"*sends letter stating that I am getting an attorney if this continues*"

Pretty much what you have to do.
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UnfairRepresent posted...

You act like this is unreasonable ...

Its literally their property dude, of course they check it

What millenials are bitching about something that's fair next 90% of the time? I don't believe it!

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That's why using the third party cleaner recommended by the real estate agent is a good option (even better if they have guaranteed bond money back)...

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gloBal enemy posted...

That's why using the third party cleaner recommended by the real estate agent is a good option (even better if they have guaranteed bond money back)...

Problem with that in my experience is they never can get the blood out

So the landlord kicks off anyway

better to just do it yourself
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I went all out when I cleaned my apartment out. We cleaned the floors, the walls, the ceilings (in the bathroom; not much ventilation in the shower...it was gross)...

I got my deposit back. One weird thing is they charged me for a doorknob that I never installed. I didn't even bother to fight it. Wasn't worth my time for petty cash and I was already happily moved into my house.

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thanosibe posted...

UnfairRepresent posted...

You act like this is unreasonable ...

Its literally their property dude, of course they check it

What millenials are bitching about something that's fair next 90% of the time? I don't believe it!

The landlord-renter relationship in America is barbarically unfair at its core so youre wrong.
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Caution998 posted...

I went all out when I cleaned my apartment out. We cleaned the floors, the walls, the ceilings (in the bathroom; not much ventilation in the shower...it was gross)...

I got my deposit back. One weird thing is they charged me for a doorknob that I never installed. I didn't even bother to fight it. Wasn't worth my time for petty cash and I was already happily moved into my house.

Like, they didnt want that doorknob there?

Anyway, that sucks but yeah not worth stressing over.
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Shablagoo posted...

UnfairRepresent posted...

Alucard188 posted...

Time to go to the apartment and look for anything that might have been damaged so you have an excuse to keep the 2 months rent deposit.

You act like this is unreasonable ...

Its literally their property dude, of course they check it

Found the landlord lol

No, you just found UR. His modus operandi is to disagree with any given topic
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scar the 1 posted...

Shablagoo posted...

UnfairRepresent posted...

Alucard188 posted...

Time to go to the apartment and look for anything that might have been damaged so you have an excuse to keep the 2 months rent deposit.

You act like this is unreasonable ...

Its literally their property dude, of course they check it

Found the landlord lol

No, you just found UR. His modus operandi is to disagree with any given topic

UR: no it isnt
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I just assume I'm never getting it back

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16-BITTER posted...

I got the best story on this subject. Happened to friends of mine.

City was forcing them out of their apartment in an eminent domain thing; entire building was going to be demolished to redo the intersection they were on. Friends didn't care too much, since they had several months notice and were getting a nice check from the city for the inconvenience.

Landlord didn't return their security deposit because they "didn't clean the apartment before vacating".

Holy shit wtf any follow-up? Things like this are why landlords should be abolished.
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Musourenka posted...

"I don't have a pet, and that was like that in the apartment from day 1. Check my lease and files.

"We conveniently don't have those papers."

Shouldn't their ability to charge you already be null at that point
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UnfairRepresent posted...

Problem with that in my experience is they never can get the blood out

So the landlord kicks off anyway

better to just do it yourself

Thinking to each of the times I moved out of a rental place (5 times), only once did I not get my full deposit back and it was fair game where I didn't clean the blinds and they were dirty... but I argued the apartment wasn't in good condition when we moved in so they agreed to reduce the bill down to a token $50. The one other time they weren't happy, they just get the cleaners back because they promised a guaranteed full bond money back.

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Balrog0 posted...

I just assume I'm never getting it back

This, lol.

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Doe posted...

Musourenka posted...

"I don't have a pet, and that was like that in the apartment from day 1. Check my lease and files.

"We conveniently don't have those papers."

Shouldn't their ability to charge you already be null at that point

That doesn't stop them from sending letters to you. They expect enough people will give in and just pay whatever they are asking.
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Lighthearted meme topic but of course UR finds a way to start an argument over it to the delight of absolutely no one
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fenderbender321 posted...

Eh they have usually been fair with me. Maybe a bit picky but fair.

idk, in my state landlords don't have an obligation to repair anything, including issues that couldn't possibly be my fault and would be the landlord's obligation in any other state

so I would say the process here isn't fair

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Balrog0 posted...

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idk, in my state landlords don't have an obligation to repair anything, including issues that couldn't possibly be my fault and would be the landlord's obligation in any other state

so I would say the process here isn't fair

Which state is that, if I may ask?

I live in Florida and even though the law favors the landlord overall, things like this are still the landlord's responsibility here.
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The one time I rented, I bought the place off the landlord after 2.5 months. My damage deposit became the last half months rent.

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My landlords never tried that with me because they know I'm the kind of person that if you do that to your car might coincidentally catch on fire
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Musourenka posted...

Which state is that, if I may ask?

I live in Florida and even though the law favors the landlord overall, things like this are still the landlord's responsibility here.

Arkansas
We're the only state without what's known as an "implied warranty of habitability" which is what, in other states, assures some minimum standard for rental properties

technically localities can and do pass their own codes for rental properties but the judicial districts that handle landlord-tenant disputes aren't city courts but a higher level court so the process for asserting those rights is difficult and out of reach for most tenants. and we have criminal evictions. which serve as a threat for anyone who might pursue legal action

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Geez, that sounds horrible.
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i always got my deposit back pretty quick....*shrug*
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*looks at the bathroom I updated and renovated at my expense*
"Well, this is clearly damage. You altered this space without my consent, no deposit back"
"You sure?"
"Well yeah"
"Ok. I'll just forward our correspondence from the time of the renovation here, where you ok'd the work, along with a bill for the work done, to my lawyer. He'll handle it. If you wish to continue with this, you can keep the deposit, just pay the bill for contractor services as agreed"
*Correspondence noted that in the case of a dispute, all work done to the house which was permit approved and city inspected would be billed, as the good faith agreement had failed*
*Bath reno alone would be 5x the damage deposit*

Ended up getting my deposit and about half the work done paid for. If she hadn't pushed it, I would have left it alone and given her the work for free. Up to that point she had been great to deal with, and had dropped the rent upon first inspection because of the things I pointed out. We later agreed that if I did the work, I'd be guaranteed my deposit back.
I didn't mind lightly renoing the house, but honor your damn agreement.
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Bilbo Baggins, that m***f****
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Shablagoo posted...

UR: no it isnt

I mean this is unfair (lol), what else could expect someone to say when you accuse them of that

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Me: *Sends photo of black mold growing a small tree behind kitchen cupboard*
Landlord: Fuck you give me money

All of the stories in this topic are why tenant unions became a thing.
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can't wait for president bernie to usher us into the post-landlord utopia
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UnfairRepresent posted...

Alucard188 posted...

Time to go to the apartment and look for anything that might have been damaged so you have an excuse to keep the 2 months rent deposit.

You act like this is unreasonable ...

Its literally their property dude, of course they check it

Fair enough, but you'd think they'd also fix whatever they charge you for. We were happened to know the people who rented our apartment after us, 7 years later, still hasn't fixed the tiny chip in the sink or the little ding on the shed outside, but he sure charged us to get them fixed. >_>
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Take pictures of everything when you move in, especially issues, even tiny ones.
Get any changes in writing.
Do a walkthrough with the landlord a week before move out. If they won't do it, get that in writing.

It's your money. Natural wear and tear is the landlord's responsibility (carpet cleaning, too, usually), yours is to make sure the apartment is clean and undamaged.

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Take pictures of every bit of damage you can find on day 1, and email them all of those pictures on the same day. Now you have evidence with time stamps if they falsely accuse you of damaging anything.
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The Top Crusader posted...

UnfairRepresent posted...

Alucard188 posted...

Time to go to the apartment and look for anything that might have been damaged so you have an excuse to keep the 2 months rent deposit.

You act like this is unreasonable ...

Its literally their property dude, of course they check it

Fair enough, but you'd think they'd also fix whatever they charge you for. We were happened to know the people who rented our apartment after us, 7 years later, still hasn't fixed the tiny chip in the sink or the little ding on the shed outside, but he sure charged us to get them fixed. >_>

Tell the renters that

They could complain and you might be able to get at least some money back
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thanosibe posted...

What millenials are bitching about something that's fair next 90% of the time? I don't believe it!

lmao at fair 90% of the time

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I rent houses out to tenants and they're he whiniest clowns ever. F em fam.
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We had flood damage at my last place, it flooded at least three separate times during the two years i and my fianc lived there. Full documentation of flooding , with video/texts. Fuckers still tried to renege on the deposit.
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Paper_Okami posted...

lmao at fair 90% of the time

I've rented 7 different times across two states between 1997 and 2007 before the house we are in now, and 100% of time I got 75-100% of my deposit back. Any deductions they did take seemed reasonable and fair and I didn't disagree with them. :shrugs:

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Shablagoo posted...

The landlord-renter relationship in America is barbarically unfair at its core so youre wrong.

as someone who leans into capitalism theres a lot of pos landlords. Like probably 7/10.
the deposit is basically a 13th months of rent because you arent getting it back.

unfortunately theres a ton of crappy renters too.

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thank you for your anecdotal exerpience

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