I was evicted back in Feb. A judgment of $1662 was entered against me. I worked out an agreement with my landlord's lawyer where I could stay in the apt until the end of my lease, March 31st, as long as I made weekly payments of $200 towards the back rent. I made my payments as agreed & up to this point had paid $1200 & owed $462. It was also agreed that the last two months rent paid were to be applied to Feb & March's rent. The 2nd Sat in March the landlord left an invoice in my door where they were charging me for March + a late fee + a court filing fee. I moved out of the apt March 30th. The landlord claims I did $460 in damage to the apt & I still have an unpaid balance with them. So they took my security deposit & applied it to the damages (which they are entitled to do) & the unpaid balance & say I still owe them $164. So I’m confused, do I owe them $164 + $462? I should not have been charged for March at all and court costs were included in the judgment so what do I really owe?
2007-04-06 02:50:48 · 3 answers · asked by strawberriesilove 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Once you are evicted you loose your security deposit. Unless the agreement said that you would be entitled to the security deposit back then again no you can't have it. Remember they did you a favor by letting you stay then and make it up...they were legally entitled to kick you out and still get the money you owed.
2007-04-06 08:41:09 · answer #1 · answered by Dr. Luv 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you say "the last two months rent paid were to be applied" Was this something you paid upfront like some places do for first and last months rent when you sign the lease? If you prepaid for those dates you are not responsible if those payments were made specifically to cover the last months. Also if you have documents stating as such that would help. If you did $460 damage to the apartment, you do still owe them $460 less what your deposit was. Also if you still owed from the judgment, you are responsible for that a well.
2007-04-06 10:01:39 · answer #2 · answered by henn0166 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Was the agreement in writing? or verbal? go with what is in writing, as that is what will hold up in court. Did you do 462$ in damage? When you moved out, did you clean and repair it back to the state it was in when you moved in? (always do this, as it is cheeper to do yourself)
I would guess that your last payment is
last month (-200), late fee, and court fee (I assume they gave you these numbers) and it likley totals 164$
But you need to talk to them, and work it out so all partys are happy, and feel it is fair.
2007-04-06 10:06:57 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋