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tennant disputes move out charges
by Ted B (AZ)
on September 19, 2016 @16:55
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Tenants left our house in Phoenix, AZ with holes in the stucco and inside, broken doors, leaks, broken windows, suffocating smell etc.. We spend $10K+ fixing the house. As we are out of state, the repairs went thru a management company. The former tenants left the house end of April. The management company sent them about $3K charges in the legal period (2 weeks after move out). Recently, last week, the former tenant sent a "dispute letter" requesting "all monies back". Can somebody recommend attorney in Phoenix? Would be great if somebody on the forum can describe what are possible courses of action from us and the former tenants.
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Re: tennant disputes move out charges
by Garry
on September 19, 2016 @20:14
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First, how much was the deposit? Did the 3k in damages eat up the entire deposit? Did the man. comp. send them a "bill" or did they send out a sec.dep. statement letter saying the were deducting the 3k in damages from the deposit? There is a BIG difference between a "bill" and a sec.dep. letter. You need to know EXACTLY what went out. Don't hire an attorney just yet. Let your man.comp. handle this for you for now. That's what you pay them for. You probably won't need an attorney, unless or until the former T decides to sue you thru the court system. Since the former T sent you a "dispute letter" you should have your man. comp. send the T a final letter showing a detailed statement of the 10k in damages, less the deposit money, and a "demand" letter giving the T 30 days to pay up, or face you taking him to court. Just be sure you can prove every dollar of the 10k in damages, and that you paid for the repairs.
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