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Re: Pet Deposit, How Much - Landlord Forum thread 259480

Re: Pet Deposit, How Much by Anonymous on July 2, 2012 @20:25

                              
I know this is an old thread, but i do have a question for some landlords. Maybe you can help? I paid $600 deposit for 2 dogs. He said it was non refundable, but if little to no damage is done, can that truely be non refundable? Plus, the house super old, like no insulation in the walls, window a/c units, ect, old. The floors had scratches and paint, and who knows what else when i moved in. I just want some honest answers; i dont mean to be rude or anything. thanks
ps i live in louisiana if that helps
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Re: Pet Deposit, How Much by Anonymous on July 8, 2012 @17:01 [ Reply ]
If you agreed in writing to non-refundable, then yes, it is non-refundable, unless the landlord decides of his/her own volition to return the money to you. It does not matter what your opinion of the state/condition of the home is, if you signed the lease with the house in its current state and willfully moved in. your lease will be honored in a civil suit, as it was a contractual agreement between the two parties. i suggest you review your lease for specific terms, and consider it a lesson learned for the future.
Re: Pet Deposit, How Much by Bobbie Brown (Florida) on August 29, 2016 @20:08 [ Reply ]
"Just take them to Court for the dog damages. How naïve and obviously someone who has not done that. I was conned into allowing a charming individual with three dogs and 3 children. After keeping some of her deposit, I am now in court after she took 2 1/2 years before she filed in Court to get her money back. Overall, the kids tore up the house, the dogs urinated on the carpet. This was an upper rental level and she is a lawyer. Floor and Carpet had to be replaced. Even though in County Court, her lawyer, in the same office, made it a big time case and after fighting it for 1 year, I now have a lawyer and spent over 6000.oo dollars and almost 10000 on carpet replacement and floor replacement.weak moment to a conniving self serving individual. Going to Court only means that the attorneys will get paid, drag a case out to get more money and in the end they are the only ones happy. Get any money you expect to get up front and do not listen to sob stories. There are many people that are good, but just as many that will rip you off with a smile and there is no recourse. Whatever you do never and let me repeat never rent to an attorney.
Re: Pet Deposit, How Much by Anonymous on August 29, 2016 @20:27 [ Reply ]
"Just take them to Court for the dog damages. How naïve and obviously someone who has not done that. I was conned into allowing a charming individual with three dogs and 3 children. After keeping some of her deposit, I am now in court after she took 2 1/2 years before she filed in Court to get her money back. Overall, the kids tore up the house, the dogs urinated on the carpet. This was an upper rental level and she is a lawyer. Floor and Carpet had to be replaced. Even though in County Court, her lawyer, in the same office, made it a big time case and after fighting it for 1 year, I now have a lawyer and spent over 6000.oo dollars and almost 10000 on carpet replacement and floor replacement.weak moment to a conniving self serving individual. Going to Court only means that the attorneys will get paid, drag a case out to get more money and in the end they are the only ones happy. this has been going on for 3 years. Get any money you expect to get up front and do not listen to sob stories. There are many people that are good, but just as many that will rip you off with a smile and there is no recourse. Whatever you do never and let me repeat never rent to an attorney. Having said that, I did give a $300 non refundable back as there was no damage. The house was left clean and move in ready. Wonderful to have that happen. I have a dog and she has peed on the carpet. It is a real problem for landlords because you can not rent a very nice house with urine odor.

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