verbal landlord agreement

[kiki3]

First off, we were renting a house in Texas. We had good communication with the landlord. we were there for two years and when we decided to move, we called and notified him. oops! our first mistake. we gave him our 30 day notice by phone. It was mid month and we paid for the next thirty days. he said he was too busy to come to our walk through and that we should just leave the keys on the counter and he would get them later that day. well, he never sent us our security deposit back because we didn't give him written notice. i was wondering if our verbal contact had any merit. we actually talked to him several times in that thirty days and even figured how much rent to give him for the first 12 days of the next month. Is there any law that gives verbal agreements the same weight as written? or our we just screwed??
Thanks for any help.

 

[djdj]

YOU are always screwd if you dont put it in writing.

You shouldda sent a letter certified mail retun reciept all of $3 to the landlord and of course keep a copy...

Also take lots of pictures of the apartment to show a judge when you have to sue the landlord in small claims court for you deposit back......yeah he will try and stiff ya!

 

[EDT]

Unfortunatly, you should have done it in writing, however log onto http://www.nolo.com/encyclopedia and you can find your laws for your state and what is required. In some states it is legal for verbal only. It is safer in writing though. Good Luck!