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Re: filed eviction for using Security as rent - Landlord Forum thread 335427

Re: filed eviction for using Security as rent by Garry (Iowa) on May 24, 2015 @22:09

                              
Any tenant, while still living in your place, cannot use their security deposit, (which you SHOULD have in some account SOMEWHERE) for their rent, unless YOU allow them to, in writing. However, YOU CAN use it for their unpaid rent, and any damages, AFTER they have moved out, and you have possession back. You should have gotten their SSNs when they filled out the application for you. You should NOT have rented to them until you had their SSNs. From your post, you seem to be a newby LL, who doesn't know your state's LL/T laws very well, nor do you know how to take and run an application. You really need to hire an attorney asap, as I would give you only about a 25% chance of winning in court. When your ordeal is over, you need to read and study hard all about your LL/T laws til you know them by heart.
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Re: filed eviction for using Security as rent by Anonymous on May 24, 2015 @22:27 [ Reply ]
G, it really is possible to make a point without using lots of words in all caps.

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