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APer007
Guest
Mississippi
I've recently moved out of a rental house and received around $150 out of a $500 security deposit plus an additional $65 non-refundable pet deposit (I also paid an extra $15 per month to keep pets). The statement sent by the landlord contained the the following, (amounts are estimated)
Cleaning fee=$100
Stove cleaning fee=$50
Painting fee=$80
door weathering stip=$11
Carpet cleaning 2 times=$90
Upon moving in the house, it had never been lived in, and upon moving out, the house was in excellent condition and had been compleatly cleaned top to bottom. And, no I do not have pictures to back me up. Nowhere in the contract does it state what is to be done before moving out; however, I cleaned anything I thought was necessary to clean. There was not a $100 worth of cleaning to be done in the house upon my leaving, and I do not understand why an additional stove cleaning fee is being charged. The walls were not in bad shape upon my leaving (except a small dent where a bed was pushed into the wall and minor scratches where a phone hung), but I am being charged $80. I take full responsibility for the weathering strip being torn. I can understand me being responsible for one carpet cleaning, but feel that the additonal carpet cleaning, which was done because the landlord felt there was still a pet odor, should have been taken out of the $65 non-refundable pet deposit and the extra $15 per month for pet money. Upon my leaving there was not over $300 woth of damage done to the house!!! Is there anything I can do to try to get more of the deposit money that I see fit (i've already talked with him)? And, is it the total responaibility of me to pay for both cleaning and painting fees, or can that be classified as ordinary wear and tear??
I've recently moved out of a rental house and received around $150 out of a $500 security deposit plus an additional $65 non-refundable pet deposit (I also paid an extra $15 per month to keep pets). The statement sent by the landlord contained the the following, (amounts are estimated)
Cleaning fee=$100
Stove cleaning fee=$50
Painting fee=$80
door weathering stip=$11
Carpet cleaning 2 times=$90
Upon moving in the house, it had never been lived in, and upon moving out, the house was in excellent condition and had been compleatly cleaned top to bottom. And, no I do not have pictures to back me up. Nowhere in the contract does it state what is to be done before moving out; however, I cleaned anything I thought was necessary to clean. There was not a $100 worth of cleaning to be done in the house upon my leaving, and I do not understand why an additional stove cleaning fee is being charged. The walls were not in bad shape upon my leaving (except a small dent where a bed was pushed into the wall and minor scratches where a phone hung), but I am being charged $80. I take full responsibility for the weathering strip being torn. I can understand me being responsible for one carpet cleaning, but feel that the additonal carpet cleaning, which was done because the landlord felt there was still a pet odor, should have been taken out of the $65 non-refundable pet deposit and the extra $15 per month for pet money. Upon my leaving there was not over $300 woth of damage done to the house!!! Is there anything I can do to try to get more of the deposit money that I see fit (i've already talked with him)? And, is it the total responaibility of me to pay for both cleaning and painting fees, or can that be classified as ordinary wear and tear??