Long story short, we sold our house and decided not to move, new owner was going to use it as a rental so we decided to rent it back foor a while (cheaper than a mortgage!) anyhoo, we signed a 1 year lease agreement and gave a $1000 security deposit which I think was for is we moved before our contract was up. We've been here 2 years and our contract expired and our landlord was so relaxed about us staying here he said we'd just continue it like it was, and we never had to sign anything. Now before we sold the house we cleaned the carpets but they were realy worn and we made that clear to him. My question would be- could he try and keep our $1000 deposit towards new carpet or by law does he have to give it back to us when we decide to move?
2007-11-23 06:17:43 · 4 answers · asked by happy girl 2 in Business & Finance ➔ Renting & Real Estate
SIMPLY; you have the records for the age of the cpt you had b4 you sold; and simply, the cpt is noted in the landlord - tenant laws as normal wear & tear!
they may not keep your deposits for the length of time you have spent as a tenant as the cpts were used when you moved in.
2007-11-23 07:08:27 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
As long as you don't create any new damage, as per the agreement, whether in writing or not, you will get your money back. The deposit is normally done so if new damage is done, it can be taken care of, and if you don't pay a month rent it is covered. Unless you agreed otherwise, you will be getting that money back without paying for the carpet.
2007-11-23 06:26:30 · answer #2 · answered by ~Katie~ 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
use google to find your state's laws on tenant deposits.
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the likely answer is that you should get your deposit back if the property is returned clean and ready to rent, allowance for ordinary wear and tear excepted, based on the condition when originally rented.
since carpets were worn when you sold the house and then rented it back, further ordinary wear is to be expected and all you need do is clean them.
2007-11-23 06:26:07 · answer #3 · answered by Spock (rhp) 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
He has to honor your previous lease. so as that sucks for him. besides the incontrovertible fact that, be arranged to no longer have your lease renewed on the tip of that 365 days. He can and could replace the regulations whilst it relatively is over and could comprise the puppy coverage in that.
2016-09-30 01:19:11 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋