I live in NC and we will be moving soon. There was never any signed agreement, as we are renting the home from a couple. Even when I ASKED for a lease, their response is "Why do you need one?" Today I was speaking with one of the owners and I offered to help them repaint the home so they could sell it. (The previous tenants painted the walls weird colors, plus they have just gotten dirty over time). I explained that is the only wear and tear we have made on the house and we want to make sure we get our security deposit back. She basically said "No, I don't need your help. That's what the security deposit was for, to cover painting and things like that". Now, that infuriated me because when we first moved in, I had to clean the whole house because the previous tenant "had back problems" and couldn't do it herself. PLUS, we have had roof leaks that they won't fix and we have never had smoke detectors in our house. We feel that they are just trying to con us out of our money.
2007-09-07
03:30:33
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