Re: tenant demand letter - Landlord Forum thread 334152

Re: tenant demand letter by Anonymous on April 26, 2015 @13:51

i did not return any of the $720 deposit because the inspection did not happen yet, so i can not possibly assess the damages. the tenant did not even request an inspection before moving out. they just sent me a certified letter with their new address and did not mention an inspection or the deposit

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Re: tenant demand letter by Garry (Iowa) on April 26, 2015 @15:18	[ Reply ]

Boy, did you mess up. You need to take Landlording 101 all over again. Tenants all over the country are entitled to know what you did with their deposit, usually within 30 days of their move out. It does not matter if you did an inspection or not. You have LL obligations, just like they have Tenant obligations. With this new info you just gave, I would suggest you offer them $1500 to settle out of court. Plan on it costing you double that if a judge awards them 3x the rent amount, plus you may have to pay their attorney s fees, and maybe your own attorney, too. You definitely need to read your state's LL/T laws and follow them EXACTLY.