Potential Landlord
By Greg Kolb
1. On Monday the 21st of July, myself and four Friends Applied for a rental approval. We Gave the Landlord $100.00 total, which covered all fees.
2. Recieved A phone call on the 22nd of July, stating that we were approved.
3. Visited the rental property in question on the 25th of July. We were satisfied with the accomodations, and proceeded to give the landlord 4 seperate money orders totaling #1,335.00. At that time the Landlord then Changed the terms of the original lease agreement, Saying that he would email a New copy to each of us individually, and we left the property.
4. On the 26th of July, he emailed the revised copy of the lease agreement to each of us. There were no details on time duration, Late payment penalties, damage deposit, cleaning deposits, etc.
5. On the 28th of July, The landlord was called and was informed that we were no longer renting the property, due to the lack of the legitimate lease specifics.
6. On the 30th of July, the landlord sent out individual emails, stating “ Best case scenario, we have been damaged 20 days rent or $1120. If this amount is divided by five, each of you would recieve your original deposit minus $224.00
7. I Find it incredible that an individual would hold me open to any type of agreement that 1) has not been signed, nor 2) states the terms of the lease agreement, and then penalize us to the tune of this money. Is there a simple solution here? That is, while i do not wish to pursue a legal remedy, my parents will. I am trying to find an organization that will give both us, and the landlord a way to go. Please advise
Edited on: Sunday, October 17th, 2010 12:16 pm
2 Responses to “Potential Landlord”
Jim Hebdon August 2nd, 2008 1:33 pm |
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I would advise you to consider mediation. The Rental Protection Agency provides mediation for just the cost of their filing fee. (It’s only $35) For problems dealing with so much money, it only makes sense to do something. You have right to question theses charges, I would. It doesn’t sound like the landlord is justified in keeping the money. |
WolfFry74 August 20th, 2008 6:22 am |
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Hmmm… sounds like the landlord is new! I say this because his lease agreement isn’t providing specific items, those missing items are just as important to him as they are to you as a renter. Also, most states have statutes and laws that protect how deposits are handled. I would fight this by sending a certified letter demanding full and prompt refund of your entire deposit. If that doesn’t work you should try landlord tenant mediation or small claims court. Based on what you’ve sid the landlord doesn’t have any right to keep any portion of your deposit. |
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