I rent in California?
I have lived at my unit for almost 2 years and have been through 3 owners. I recently recived a notice of eviction giving me 60 days to leave. I just finished initial walk-through.
The only finding that they noted was that they are going to charge me to repaint my kids room. My kids room is pink and purple and they want it a neutral color to re-rent it out.
Can they charge me or deduct this from my deposit?
2007-08-18 15:31:00 · 5 answers · asked by Lost I 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Renting & Real Estate
you can try to fight it in court when it comes time for you deposit to be refunded
no one can predict which way a "judge" will rule
but your grounds.."you were evicted and perfectly happy with the colors"
they bought the dwelling..and the "deposit was transferred to the new owner"
just never know which way a judge will rule..
take pictures..that the house was fine..otherwise..
good luck..
2007-08-18 15:37:30 · answer #1 · answered by m2 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
They bought the house with the pink walls so my gut feeling is that they should not charge you to repaint it. The easiest way to deal with it in opinion is to go buy some cheap white paint and paint the room for $20 but then they might be able to get you for painting without their permission!!
In the end they WILL charge you, it will be up to you to decide if it is worth your time and expense to take THEM to small claims court to get that money back.
2007-08-19 09:54:13 · answer #2 · answered by ebosgramma 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Did you paint the room without the landlord's permission OR did your kid put his/her dirty hands all over the wall? If so, it will need to be repainted and yes, you can be charged out of your security deposit.
2007-08-19 11:26:21 · answer #3 · answered by VOLLEYBALLY 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Did you paint the room pink and purple? Did you have written permission from the landlord at that time to paint the room those colors?
If you did paint it without written permission, your current landlord can bill you for repainting it.
2007-08-18 22:36:56 · answer #4 · answered by bdancer222 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Usually, if the color cant be painted over in one coat, they may charge you.... but they will probably paint the whole place anyway.
I think the easiest thing to do is go to Home Depot, find a gallon of neutral "opps" paint, slap it on the wall, and tell the new landlord to kiss your ***.
2007-08-19 00:18:59 · answer #5 · answered by Mike 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋