aerithsbooks
Junior Member
Florida
Hi there... My husband and I just moved out of a house that we'd been renting for three years. We were very good tenants, yet the landlord is now claiming that there was $1,200 worth of damage done, and is keeping our deposit. $700 of that is for installation of wooden blinds, when the blinds that are cat messed up were cheap Wal-Mart blinds. I don't think there is anything we can do about the deposit, seeing as we didn't take pictures when we first moved in like we should have. But, after looking thoroughly at our lease, we see that we were supposed to be receiving a utility allowance, a $50 credit for the water (which we have been paying for the three years that we lived there.) My question is, is there any legal action that can be taken on our part to get our money back? If he weren't being so shady we probably wouldn't bother, but the way he is trying to take advantage of us is just absurd.
Hi there... My husband and I just moved out of a house that we'd been renting for three years. We were very good tenants, yet the landlord is now claiming that there was $1,200 worth of damage done, and is keeping our deposit. $700 of that is for installation of wooden blinds, when the blinds that are cat messed up were cheap Wal-Mart blinds. I don't think there is anything we can do about the deposit, seeing as we didn't take pictures when we first moved in like we should have. But, after looking thoroughly at our lease, we see that we were supposed to be receiving a utility allowance, a $50 credit for the water (which we have been paying for the three years that we lived there.) My question is, is there any legal action that can be taken on our part to get our money back? If he weren't being so shady we probably wouldn't bother, but the way he is trying to take advantage of us is just absurd.