Pet Deposit

[Sharik97]

What is the name of your state? Florida

When we moved into our previous home & signed a lease that said we were allowed to have 1 cat and no pet security deposit was required. My landlord now wants to deduct from my deposit for pet odor?? Can she do this since she requested there be no pet deposit? After I cleaned the carpets prior to moving, my cat must have been upset with the house being empty and expressed it on one of the bedrooms (first time ever he did this in the 3yrs we lived there). I did not notice this untill I made one last visit to the home before turning over the keys. (Land Lord was unable to perform a walk through with me since she lives out of state and did not make a trip to see the house until 2 weeks after we moved and did not tell me when she would be at the property for me to do a walk through with her.)

Is he/she able to make a claim on the pet odor since she never requested a pet deposit and knew we had a cat?

 

[JETX]

My landlord now wants to deduct from my deposit for pet odor?? Can she do this since she requested there be no pet deposit?

Yep. The landlord can deduct for ANY reasonable damage, from a pet or not. There is NO statute limiting 'pet damages' to only apply to a pet deposit.

Is he/she able to make a claim on the pet odor since she never requested a pet deposit and knew we had a cat?

See above.

 

[Fat Tony]

Do you still have access to the unit? This is going to sound real stupid, but it works.
If you still have access to the unit, buy a can of coffee, go in there, and burn the dry coffee grounds. That is the only thing that is going to get rid of cat urine odor. Dont ask me how it works, but it does. It will get rid of some of the most potent stenches, and it actually removes the odor, not just covering it up with the smell of burnt coffee. If you dont believe me, ask any funeral director.
If you dont still have access to the apartment, be ready to pay for new carpeting, cause thats not coming out otherwise.

BTW: I mean burn them on a pan or skillet on a stove, dont spread them on the ground and burn them or anything dumb like that.

 

[HomeGuru]

Do you still have access to the unit? This is going to sound real stupid, but it works.
If you still have access to the unit, buy a can of coffee, go in there, and burn the dry coffee grounds. That is the only thing that is going to get rid of cat urine odor. Dont ask me how it works, but it does. It will get rid of some of the most potent stenches, and it actually removes the odor, not just covering it up with the smell of burnt coffee. If you dont believe me, ask any funeral director.
If you dont still have access to the apartment, be ready to pay for new carpeting, cause thats not coming out otherwise.

BTW: I mean burn them on a pan or skillet on a stove, dont spread them on the ground and burn them or anything dumb like that.

**A: read the writer's post, the writer already moved out and returned the keys.

signed,
your cuz Fat Albert