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We moved into a house about a month ago and we have just about moved everything from our apartment. Well I pay my last month of rent and I notice that I was overcharged. Instead of paying like $500 my card said $1100. When I asked they said it was a system error but they couldn't refund me yet as they were going to add it to the security deposit. Not only is that BS, but when we did the preliminary inspection, they took one look at the carpet and said they would need to replace it from the stains. WELL those stains are from the 8 times we had water leaks from the pipes and they had to tear out the ceiling to fix it. So those bastards know that it will be easier to take our money if they put it in with the security deposit instead of trying to bill us later and us contesting it. Not sure what to do in this situation, but all I know is every landlord I've had is scum.
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Jun 13, 2018 20:43
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landlords are literal parasites infesting our planet, and should be treated as such
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Jun 13, 2018 20:53
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One time I got most of my deposit back. That was seven years ago and I’m still in shock that company wasn’t completely scandalous. I pretty much expect to get reamed when it comes time to move out.
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Jun 13, 2018 20:53
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How is it trying to contest things? Like if they say we have to pay for the stains but its obvious that it was because of the leaks, would it have to go to court as a he said she said?
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Jun 13, 2018 20:56
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They should've given you a copy of the work order for each time they had to fix the leaks. Hopefully you kept it. And yes you will absolutely have to go to court, landlords are brash assholes and the only thing they understand is threatening to sue.
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Jun 13, 2018 20:59
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Every place i've ever lived, when moving out the landlord has been like 'yeah thats normal wear and tear, dont worry about it' and given me my deposit back in full. None has ever asked for a dollar more. I understand my experience may be mostly based on luck but that's across 3 countries, 6 cities in total and 15 years of my life.
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Jun 13, 2018 21:01
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private ownership of land is an affront to god’s Law
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Jun 13, 2018 21:01
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One of my buddies just leaves his apartments trashed when he moves out because he knows they aren't going to give back the deposit anyway.
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Jun 13, 2018 21:01
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Over There posted:How is it trying to contest things? Like if they say we have to pay for the stains but its obvious that it was because of the leaks, would it have to go to court as a he said she said? you should probably talk to a lawyer or come up with a machiavellian scheme to deal with your landlord OP.
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Jun 13, 2018 21:01
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If it was the $250 deposit I wouldn't care but the fact that they're holding $700 altogether is dumb as poo poo cause you know they're going to look for everything possible.
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Jun 13, 2018 21:04
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cubicle gangster posted:Every place i've ever lived, when moving out the landlord has been like 'yeah thats normal wear and tear, dont worry about it' and given me my deposit back in full. None has ever asked for a dollar more. I understand my experience may be mostly based on luck but that's across 3 countries, 6 cities in total and 15 years of my life. Same, after renting from 7 different places. But anecdotal evidence over the years tells me that women and soyboys are way more likely to be taken advantage of by landlords
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Jun 13, 2018 21:11
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Carpet is wear and tear in most places you can loving ruin it there is gently caress all they can charge you for, lol if its their own house that caused it. Did they use insurance? Thats ins fraud if they dip again. rear end rape your landlord he is a fool. Probably get triple damages ie triple what he unjustly took. Lawyers handle this poo poo all the time with a letter it wont go to court so do that.
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Jun 13, 2018 21:17
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Over There posted:If it was the $250 deposit I wouldn't care but the fact that they're holding $700 altogether is dumb as poo poo cause you know they're going to look for everything possible. If you did not agree to give them 1100 then this is a fraudulent charge and you should call your bank/card company and report it. When they give you a bill for damages then you fight it in court.
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Jun 13, 2018 21:17
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I had a nice lady landlord when I first moved to California. Then my phone died and my parents, not being used to me being on the other end of the country, freaked out and assumed I died in my apartment. Long story short I come out of the shower bare rear end naked after thinking I heard something fall down outside and she's standing right in the middle of the room. A few screams from both sides later I found out my mom convinced her to check on me. Awkward as gently caress.
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Jun 13, 2018 21:20
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JEEVES420 posted:If you did not agree to give them 1100 then this is a fraudulent charge and you should call your bank/card company and report it. Unfortunately its a company and they said 1100 was due so I paid it online, and when I asked about why it was higher they said it was a mistake. Then when I said that I wanted it back they said that they couldn't and put it towards the deposit. Told my dad about it and he's a lawyer so he said he would draft something.
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Jun 13, 2018 21:21
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Called my previous complex to ask why they hadn't cashed my final utilities check and they said "oh we just took it out of them remainder of your deposit. You're actually getting 690 back!" I was shocked, because I didn't expect to get to get anything. We got a check for $6.90.
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Jun 13, 2018 21:22
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if youre moving out. whats stopping you from making every room the bathroom
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Jun 13, 2018 21:22
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jimmyjams posted:if youre moving out. whats stopping you from making every room the bathroom pretty sure that's slightly above wear and tear
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Jun 13, 2018 21:23
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Jun 13, 2018 21:24
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I worked in the apartment industry as a maintenance tech, assistant maintenance manager, and maintenance manager. I was always fair with people but yeah you hear tons of stories about how lovely some places are about nickel and diming tenants.jimmyjams posted:if youre moving out. whats stopping you from making every room the bathroom I've actually seen this though, and people just trashing the place because they were certain I was gonna screw them over. Self-fulfilling prophecy there because if you do that I absolutely am gonna gently caress you as hard as I possibly can.
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Jun 13, 2018 21:26
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its all nice on rice posted:Called my previous complex to ask why they hadn't cashed my final utilities check and they said "oh we just took it out of them remainder of your deposit. You're actually getting 690 back!" I was shocked, because I didn't expect to get to get anything. I hope you framed that check.
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Jun 13, 2018 21:26
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Over There posted:Unfortunately its a company and they said 1100 was due so I paid it online, and when I asked about why it was higher they said it was a mistake. Then when I said that I wanted it back they said that they couldn't and put it towards the deposit. Wrong move.
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Jun 13, 2018 21:29
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DogonCrook posted:Carpet is wear and tear in most places you can loving ruin it there is gently caress all they can charge you for, lol if its their own house that caused it. Did they use insurance? Thats ins fraud if they dip again. rear end rape your landlord he is a fool. Probably get triple damages ie triple what he unjustly took. Lawyers handle this poo poo all the time with a letter it wont go to court so do that. Yeah if you're talking a small time private landlord a letter from a lawyer can do wonders. But don't expect that to work with a real property management company that likely has a law firm on retainer.
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Jun 13, 2018 21:30
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guillotine them all
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Jun 13, 2018 21:30
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More like Land Lizards am I right
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Jun 13, 2018 21:30
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ClamdestineBoyster posted:Wrong move. oh?
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Jun 13, 2018 21:33
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It's not a wrong move but if they're a sizable company that deals with legal issues in renting a lot (stuff like this, evictions, etc.) they're prolly gonna tell you to take it to court.
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Jun 13, 2018 21:35
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the only winning move is to own land
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Jun 13, 2018 21:36
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Honky Dong Country posted:It's not a wrong move but if they're a sizable company that deals with legal issues in renting a lot (stuff like this, evictions, etc.) they're prolly gonna tell you to take it to court. yeah looks like this company probably has about 50 complexes.
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Jun 13, 2018 21:37
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my apt in grad school was walkable to the law school and catered to grad students so they did everything by the book since half the complex was a lawyer in training chomping at the bit to go to small claims they were my first and last decent landlord and i miss them terribly.
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Jun 13, 2018 21:38
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That’s the part I’m not going to explain to you.
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Jun 13, 2018 21:38
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Mozi posted:the only winning move is to own land which you technically rent from the govt. Hell that guy who built a floating island even had Mexico trying to claim the land he made. edit: NASA is trying to take moon dirt from a lady who got it from Armstrong claiming it's their land.
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Jun 13, 2018 21:38
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I got every penny of my last security deposit back. Clean up after yourself op.
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Jun 13, 2018 21:39
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ClamdestineBoyster posted:That’s the part I’m not going to explain to you. o ok thanks for the participation
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Jun 13, 2018 21:39
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Send a rent check to the amount of "suck my loving balls you parasite"
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Jun 13, 2018 21:40
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Chinatown posted:guillotine them all GBS answer to every problem. Edit: also burritos.
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Jun 13, 2018 21:40
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post about it on /r/legaladvice 
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Jun 13, 2018 21:40
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Over There posted:o ok thanks for the participation No prob, always glad to give meaningful input that nobody listens to and causes more problems.
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Jun 13, 2018 21:40
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I'm a landlord, and I always give back the full security deposit minus rent or late fees they owe. I don't quibble about little poo poo, as I know the places aren't spotless to begin with. A tenant last week said that they had to call a plumber and buy a new stove without telling us, and apparently he thinks that we're just going to give him $350 for it. The funny thing is his first story was that the fridge broke. I'm going over there next week to do an inspection, as I believe he's entirely full of poo poo. He said the "pump" broke on the toilet. I'm pretty familiar with toilets, and I'm pretty sure they don't have pumps unless they are one of those weird ones that push the waste upwards. Leon Einstein fucked around with this message at 21:43 on Jun 13, 2018 |
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Jun 13, 2018 21:40
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im a landlord. A literal lord of Land. I only let men roomate with women if they're gay
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