Re: Didn't sign lease but paid security desposit.

Re: Didn't sign lease but paid security desposit. by Monica on March 8, 2008 @13:26

Your security deposit was applied to the months rent with or without the 30 day notice. Why should we take a deposit in the first place if tenants can back out and expect it back? That would be defeating the whole purpose of taking the money in the first place. Why do you think you paid the deposit? It doesn't matter if that landlord has 50 or 5000 other apartments, the fact is he/she held this place for you. Tenants should just expect to lose the money if THEY change their minds. Just like the other poster said, how would you like it if the landlord rented that place out from under you when you were ready to move in? It's the same principle, in the future, don't give a deposit unless you are sure that you will not back out. After all, that is what you are saying when you give money to hold the place, why would you expect to sign something to indicate that?

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Re: Didn't sign lease but paid security desposit. by Anonymous on March 9, 2008 @11:38	[ Reply ]

Well usually when you put down a security deposit you sign a lease, so the LL will have IN WRITING that i said that i was going to live there and that i knew i was going to forfeit my security deposit if i changed my mind. Yet, i didn't sign a thing, she has so proof, so if i do take this to court (and you seem like a LL so..) what would you say in court? because you have to have a legal document that states that i knew i would lose the deposit...so if you didn't have to sign anything what would your defense be? And believe me i have been to court and there is not just thing as a verbal agreement so therefore you need evidence that i signed.

Re: Didn't sign lease but paid security desposit. by Anonymous on March 9, 2008 @11:39	[ Reply ]

she has NO proof**

Re: Didn't sign lease but paid security desposit. by Anonymous on March 10, 2008 @11:08	[ Reply ]

You left a deposit on an apartment. That alone proves that you were going to rent that apartment. No one goes around leaving deposits on apartments they don't intend to rent. The fact that the LL accepted your deposit proves she was willing to accept you as a tenant and rent the unit to you. Thus it was a verbal agreement to rent the unit. Now that you want to back out, you want to break the verbal agreement. Without a written term lease, the state makes an agreement for you and declares that you have a month to month agreement. So youhave to give 30 days notice to back out. You owe for that 30 days. Very simple to prove in court.

Re: Didn't sign lease but paid security desposit. by Monica on March 9, 2008 @11:56	[ Reply ]

No, you don't sign a lease with only a deposit! You fill out the application with a deposit. Did you fill out an application? You signed that and that is all the proof that landlord needs. I don't know what application you signed, but mine covers my loss if you change your mind. And there's a good chance that the application you signed has a clause in there forfieting your deposit as well. Go ahead take your chances and file in court, you don't have a copy of your application.

Re: Didn't sign lease but paid security desposit. by Anonymous on March 9, 2008 @22:33	[ Reply ]

I didn't sign any application, all she took down was my name and number

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