Re: Pet Deposit, How Much - Landlord Forum thread 275229

Re: Pet Deposit, How Much by Marilyn Young (Kentucky) on January 18, 2013 @15:45

After reading my lease, there is nothing stipulating about no pets. I moved int his home 4 years ago and gave 2150 just to move in. My daughter brought home another dog <we now have 2> he was adopted from a shelter and is deaf. She was just here today demanding that I pay 700.00 extra deposit for this dog. I am really on a limited income and she knows this and I have fallen behind in my rent, but pay extra every week. The hot water heater went out and when I asked her today when the heater was being fixed, she stated dont even start on me about the heater you arebehiond in your rent. When i start figuring all i have paid to her seems like I should be caught up. She jumped me abotu my daughters boyfriend being here too much. I told her he doesnt live here and I feel like now you are invading my privacy........ i dont know what i can do about this situation .

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Re: Pet Deposit, How Much by Old Hand (VA) on March 21, 2013 @17:11	[ Reply ]

Take her to court- any contract signed by two parties can be treated as a legally binding document (FOR BOTH PARTIES!). If the agreement does not stipulate any charges for pets and no addendums have been mutually agreed upon (i.e. she informed you, in writing, of a change to the lease to include this and you signed it), then her request for more money to cover the pet is not lawful. Check that the original agreement does not give her the right to change the terms without your prior approval (some rental agencies put this cause in to avoid having to inform tenets and get approval for yearly changes to rental price and terms). If its not in the agreement and you are evicted for not paying for the pet, you can sue for unlawful eviction and get money out of her. Personally, I would look into moving elsewhere. Someone this shady should be avoided. Just make sure to look at the fine print on anything you sign.