What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Texas
The story:
We had a great relationship with our LL the entire time we lived in his house. Properly notified him of our move-out date. I originally paid him $950 at move-in. He took off $100 so he wouldn't have to clean the house when I moved in. It wasn't dirty, per se, but I still invested in cleaning supplies, and my time in cleaning the house before I completely moved in. So, we had to stay in the house until the 11th of the month, which he properly deducted from the deposit amount. We completely cleaned the house - left it in better shape than I got it in. Of course, he has 30 days to send the deposit back, but he is not answering my calls, my emails or my texts in regards to the deposit. Our old neighbor, who we still keep in touch with told us that he stopped by the house (2 weeks after move out) and ws complaining that the back door/garage door hadn't been cleaned! This is from a garage that has holes in the walls (from LL). So...can he withhold our remaining deposit because we didn't clean a door? It seems completely unreasonable to me, but I wouldn't put it past him. And if does attempt to do this, what is my recourse?
Another thing - When we moved in, the hardwood floor in one of the bedrooms began to warp. This was due to a hose leak from his irrigation/sprinkler system, and was fixed by my husband, without question or reimbursement. The warping subsided for about 1 year, and began to get bad again close to our move out date. The realtor he hired commented on the floors and said that it may be a termite problem/or mold. Drove by the house the other day and there were floors outside in the driveway - I'm hoping he is finally going to fix the issue. Is there any way WE could be held liable for that? The damage was not due to anything we did, and was most likely caused by the LL's negligence in coming out to view the property when the issue first appeared.
This is my first post here and I am eager to hear any advice!! Thanks in advance!
The story:
We had a great relationship with our LL the entire time we lived in his house. Properly notified him of our move-out date. I originally paid him $950 at move-in. He took off $100 so he wouldn't have to clean the house when I moved in. It wasn't dirty, per se, but I still invested in cleaning supplies, and my time in cleaning the house before I completely moved in. So, we had to stay in the house until the 11th of the month, which he properly deducted from the deposit amount. We completely cleaned the house - left it in better shape than I got it in. Of course, he has 30 days to send the deposit back, but he is not answering my calls, my emails or my texts in regards to the deposit. Our old neighbor, who we still keep in touch with told us that he stopped by the house (2 weeks after move out) and ws complaining that the back door/garage door hadn't been cleaned! This is from a garage that has holes in the walls (from LL). So...can he withhold our remaining deposit because we didn't clean a door? It seems completely unreasonable to me, but I wouldn't put it past him. And if does attempt to do this, what is my recourse?
Another thing - When we moved in, the hardwood floor in one of the bedrooms began to warp. This was due to a hose leak from his irrigation/sprinkler system, and was fixed by my husband, without question or reimbursement. The warping subsided for about 1 year, and began to get bad again close to our move out date. The realtor he hired commented on the floors and said that it may be a termite problem/or mold. Drove by the house the other day and there were floors outside in the driveway - I'm hoping he is finally going to fix the issue. Is there any way WE could be held liable for that? The damage was not due to anything we did, and was most likely caused by the LL's negligence in coming out to view the property when the issue first appeared.
This is my first post here and I am eager to hear any advice!! Thanks in advance!