What can I do?

[truc_nguyen]

What is the name of your state? VA

What can I do if the owner of the house that we rent for a short vacation trip does not want to return my deposit. I have tried email her for three time. Last week, she responsed to my email last week, saying that she is going to send me the check. I do not have it yet. Can I sue her?

Please be advise

 

[Alaska landlord]

Check out the Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act (VRLT)
and determine if you fall under it.

You also need to supply the forum more information, such as;

When did you move out?

Do you live in an apt ? How many units?

Did you give proper written notice?

Do you know if your LL owns other property?

 

[truc_nguyen]

Reply

thank you "Alaska landlord",

The situation is that around 2 months back, me and a group of friends have a six days vacation in Orlando Florida. Because we want to have private time so we decide to rent a single family house from a local lady. To reserve the house, she first make me to pay 200 for deposit. Around amonth before the trip, she asked use to send her another 600 for the rent of the house. At this point, no one have problem. However, when I came back from the vacation about a week, I ask her to give me back the two hundred which she already cash right after I send to her. The first two times she did not response to my message. Since I put very hard, she then replied my message saying that she is going to send the check right a way. It is more than five days since I got the email. I do not belief that the mail is going be that long.

What can I do, can I sue her. This person just try to rip people off

thanks

Hi Truc,

Sorry for the wait , your deposit is on the way.

Sincerely,

Abin





Truc Nguyen <[email protected]> wrote:
Sarah,

This is my third attempt to get in touch with you regarding my deposit for the house rental. Funny that when the rental is due, you are very fast in email response


Truc

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9/12/2007

Hi Sarah,

I did not receive my 200 deposit yet? Should I suppose to have it by now?

Thanks

Truc

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8/30/2007
Sarah,

When should I expect to receive the 200 deposit back? BTW, we have great time. The address is kind of hard to find from the GPS then

Truc