Virginia rental dispute II: Disputed their damages bill into a giant vat of nothingness, and months later they want me to call them back. Should I call them or not?
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posted by bookdragoness
on Sep 10, 2012 -
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Virginia-tenant-filter: I moved out, they sent me a big bill with a short deadline. Dispute damages first, lawyer later? Or lawyer now for the dispute?
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posted by bookdragoness
on Jul 16, 2012 -
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I know that a holding deposit prevents the landlord from renting the unit to anyone else. What does it guarantee in the case that the tenant currently living in the unit decides to stay? (California)
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posted by WasabiFlux
on Jul 3, 2012 -
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I'm apartment hunting in British Columbia. When a landlord asks me to fill out a rental application, but doesn't ask for a deposit right away, how binding should I consider the application?
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posted by no regrets, coyote
on Apr 4, 2012 -
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I am taking a short (weekend) let on a holiday property just outside of London, UK. It's a big house with lots of bedrooms that is used for weddings, hen parties and corporate team-building as well as for family holidays. In addition to 100% payment in full in advance (which I expected), the people letting the property are demanding £1l as a damage deposit one month before I arrive at the property. Their T&Cs state that they will give this back to me one month after I leave the property.
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posted by skylar
on Jan 16, 2012 -
16 answers
TX landlord filter. Can I charge against a deposit for decreased lifespan of carpet when I'm not actually replacing the carpet yet?
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posted by cmoj
on Aug 24, 2011 -
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How do I get my security deposit back? We bought our first home and moved out of our apartment 6 months in to a 12 month lease and found someone to take over our apartment.
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posted by ganzhimself
on Jan 19, 2010 -
14 answers
I moved into a house with some friends in Los Angeles California, we all split the deposit (shared was $700 each), things got weird and I moved out with the person moving into my room agreeing to pay my share of the deposit. That was a year ago and promises of "in the fall" have now gone silent. What do I do now?
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posted by wcfields
on Dec 27, 2009 -
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My former landlord returned substantially less money from the cleaning deposit than expected. Should I bother with small claims court?
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posted by monkeystronghold
on Sep 16, 2009 -
15 answers
Subleasing tenant cosmetically damaged my table. How much, if any, of her deposit should I keep?
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posted by evadery
on Sep 3, 2009 -
25 answers
Chicago Lease-breaking Filter: Advice for confronting a negligent landlord after the lease has been broken?
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posted by wfrgms
on Jul 7, 2009 -
6 answers
My old landlord has not returned my deposit after more than three months and several phone calls and emails. Help.
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posted by FlamingBore
on Jan 5, 2008 -
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I love my dog, but he loves to eat my walls. I need some direction for fixing some drywall and molding damage with minimal expense. (With pictures)
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posted by toomuchpete
on Aug 6, 2007 -
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I am applying to rent a house this weekend, and my mother has generously offered to loan me the earnest money (deposit) that's required for the application. (We're still paying rent on current place and don't have a spare $1400 at the moment.) Will the realtor/owner/property management place not accept/think it's weird that the deposit check will come from someone besides the two lease signers?
posted by juniper
on Mar 30, 2007 -
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I'm moving out of my San Francisco apartment, after renting it for almost 4 years. My wood floors have taken a beating. Any ideas what I can do to make them look their very best for my final inspection? Is there a definition of normal wear and tear?
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posted by juliplease
on Mar 8, 2007 -
15 answers
