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Pharaoh
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Hi! My girlfriend and I recently moved out of our house after renting for one year. We always payed rent on time or early and we stayed through the duration of the lease. However, our pets did do some damage to the vinyl flooring and the moldings in one room, which we replaced at our expense. We also repainted some moldings in another room which we did not damage as a gesture of good will.
When we moved out, we tried several times to get our landlords to do a "walk-through" of the property with us to determine how much of our security deposit we would get back. They refused, stating that the amount of damage would "take a while" to determine. We gave them 30 days, then sent a letter citing the NC General Statute that states that landlords must submit an itemized list of deductions from the deposit within 30 days. The landlords then sent us a list with three or four items on it, but no dollar values, and said that they would keep all the deposit.
We moved out before Feb. 1st, and now on April 4, our landlords sent us another letter saying that we owe them for damage to the carpet in the apartment. They found a small spot in the living room carpet that we had patched due to pet damage, and they claim that that patch along with pet urine will necessitate the replacement of the whole carpet.
I will admit we did damage the carpet, but when will this ever end? Will we get a letter in a year saying we have to replace the roof? The time for charging us has past. We feel that since the landlords took WAY more from our security deposit than was legal or warranted, that they could use this money to replace the carpet (if that is necessary.) They are only now telling us this after two months? Where do we stand on this legally?
Thanks for your help.
Pharaoh
When we moved out, we tried several times to get our landlords to do a "walk-through" of the property with us to determine how much of our security deposit we would get back. They refused, stating that the amount of damage would "take a while" to determine. We gave them 30 days, then sent a letter citing the NC General Statute that states that landlords must submit an itemized list of deductions from the deposit within 30 days. The landlords then sent us a list with three or four items on it, but no dollar values, and said that they would keep all the deposit.
We moved out before Feb. 1st, and now on April 4, our landlords sent us another letter saying that we owe them for damage to the carpet in the apartment. They found a small spot in the living room carpet that we had patched due to pet damage, and they claim that that patch along with pet urine will necessitate the replacement of the whole carpet.
I will admit we did damage the carpet, but when will this ever end? Will we get a letter in a year saying we have to replace the roof? The time for charging us has past. We feel that since the landlords took WAY more from our security deposit than was legal or warranted, that they could use this money to replace the carpet (if that is necessary.) They are only now telling us this after two months? Where do we stand on this legally?
Thanks for your help.
Pharaoh