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3bumblebees | Has anybody ever gotten thier deposit back after moving out of a rental house? |
Everybody keeps saying we'll never see our money no matter how nice it looks.I even took vidio of how it looked before and after we moved in and it looks great. |
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Richard H
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My parents are landlords. They use the deposit to clean up the house and make any repairs that are necessary when a tenant leaves, and give any remaining deposit back. |
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dashelamet
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I have always received my money back. Not always all of it, but the majority.
If you haven't lived there too long, landlords typically keep more.
I think you did a great job by videotaping a before and after (good thinking!). Did you tell the landlord that? If they know that, they may be more inclined to give you everything back if there are no damages...you've got evidence!
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nanners040477
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Yes, and no.
One place that we were living in, gave it back. We left it looking better than when we moved in (according to the property manager, who had pictures).
One place, we left it looking great, or so we thought, and they said there was damage done, that they could not prove to us except for the receipts that they had to purchase rug shampoo, caulking, and a few new nobs for the kitchen cabinet drawers. How those few things added up to $975.00, I will never know. I was told that I could not fight it, because they said they also had to new tiles in the bathroom and a new fridge, but since these are items they have on hand in the maintenance garage, they no longer had receipts for them. To me, it would be the other way around, the shampoo and caulk would be in the garage and the fridge would need to be purchased. Oh well, since then they have been shut down due to lack of keeping up to health code and city code standards. |
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tom_nearhood
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Yes I have, you need to document the details with the agent or owner, and make sure nothing is damaged. They have to accept normal wear and tear. |
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leo_poppy_seed
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Yes, I have. My full deposit was given back to me because I did the following;
-I had to shampoo the carpets (some managers/landlords require a receipt and will not let you use your own carpet cleaner)
-I used putty to cover all the tack holes and other defects (some managers/landlords require you to do this AND paint, I got lucky and mine did not)
-I put all the drapery back on the windows like when I first moved in.
-Cleaned the widow seals, made sure that there was no dirt ect.
-mopped and bleached the kitchen floor
-and clean the fridge and stove with a heavy duty cleaner.
The place looked better than it did when we moved in…aside from the putty coving the tiny holes… but they pained and replaced the carpets between each tenant anyhow.
Now, I’ll be moving with in the next month or two and I know that the property owner is less than nice (a real “so-and-so”) SO I am not sure if I will receive the full deposit back. But if he doesn’t include an itemized list with what was taken out of the deposit, then I’ll be sure to raise some hell. |
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Cheeky Realtor
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In Texas, a landlord must return the security deposit within 30 days of the tenant vacating the property. Any money that is returned must include an itemized statement for each repair that was made and how much it cost. I imagine that it is like this in most states. Be sure to take a picture of any shrubbery, as years ago, I had a landlord charge me to the trim hedges in the front yard, but there weren't any. You can take the landlord to small claims court if they do not give you any deposit money back I would imagine. |
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BoomChikkaBoom
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I always get my deposit back.
I had one landlord try to keep my deposit for bogus reasons, and I took him to court and won.
Don't ever let someone just take your money. If a landlord wrongfully withholds your deposit, take him or her to small claims court. Don't ever let them try and palm off normal wear and tear as damage either.
It's a refundable deposit ... not a bonus for the landlord to keep. |
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AG
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I've always gotten my money back. The last apartment I rented, I requested a walk through inspection before I left. I was present at the inspection. Then the apartment complex manager completed forms about the inspection and we both signed off on the form. I saved a copy of the form in case they gave me a hassle about my security deposit, but I received my money back in about 6 weeks with no problems. |
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hayesbrad
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As long as you have a reputable landlord and the place looks well enough that the next tenant will 'want to move in' I don't think you'll have a problem. I've never had one withheld. |
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bsmith13421
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i got mine back after living there 4 7 years i repainted the whole place and had the carpets prof.cleaned it cost me about the same as the deposit but i think it was worth it |
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painter2601
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I lived in a one bed room apart for 1 year exactly, and my land lord gave me back 85% of my deposit back, casue I was a good tenant and i tried and kept the place as clean as possible.
Hopefully you were the same, then you should have no issues what so ever.
Dont expect to get back everything, as it does cost something to clean up and tidy up the place again, and you will have to bare a part of that cost also
Hope this helps, good luck |
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john b
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After shampooing, and painting, and minus any damages, I give all my tenants their deposit back. They usually get about half of their deposit back. As it is stated in my lease agreement with them. |
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bigmary2
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after taking out about $20 per roommate and hiring a cheap cleaning company to make sure it was spotless, i got all my deposit back, which was about $450 each. unless your landlord is a jerk, you should get at least part of it back. he may even hire the cleaning crew for you (that's what ours did). in my state he has only 30 days to give it back to you, so double check he hasn't forgot or isn't trying to screw you over. |
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robert495713
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You should get some of it back. Most landlords will take out some of the security deposit to get the property back into perfect shape but unless you trash the place, it shouldn't use up the entire security deposit. |
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