2littlebirds
Junior Member
CA
Hi,
We are moving after living here for 4.5yrs. The landlord told me today we was surprised to see the lawn dead. I don't know if it's really dead but there is definitely a weed issue and it's not as nice as when we first moved in. The lease states the landlord is responsible for maintaining the yard. He has a gardener coming twice a month who just mows. We actually tried weeding and trimming it ourselves b/c we got tired of looking at it. We are responsible for watering it. We've watered it for 4.5 years. It's on automatic sprinklers so it's been easy but we paid for it. Even with the drought restrictions, we've incurred fines for going over our limit. I'm sure I can get all the water bills from the water company to prove it.
I'm wondering what my liability might be. Our deposit is $4K and I really want to get most of that back.
Thanks!
Hi,
We are moving after living here for 4.5yrs. The landlord told me today we was surprised to see the lawn dead. I don't know if it's really dead but there is definitely a weed issue and it's not as nice as when we first moved in. The lease states the landlord is responsible for maintaining the yard. He has a gardener coming twice a month who just mows. We actually tried weeding and trimming it ourselves b/c we got tired of looking at it. We are responsible for watering it. We've watered it for 4.5 years. It's on automatic sprinklers so it's been easy but we paid for it. Even with the drought restrictions, we've incurred fines for going over our limit. I'm sure I can get all the water bills from the water company to prove it.
I'm wondering what my liability might be. Our deposit is $4K and I really want to get most of that back.
Thanks!