Re: tennant disputes move out charges - Landlord Forum thread 348464

Re: tennant disputes move out charges by Garry on September 19, 2016 @20:14

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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Re: tennant disputes move out charges by J (FL) on September 19, 2016 @20:19	[ Reply ]

I agree I don't think they need an attorney yet. Better just to clarify that everything was done according to state law. In my state the tenant is supposed to object to the accounting of damages/deductions within a certain time period. I don't think they would have a case if they came forward 5 months after the fact unless something was done improperly with the accounting in the first place.

Re: tennant disputes move out charges by Ted B (AZ) on September 21, 2016 @09:19	[ Reply ]

G, we have proof about the 10K repairs. Total charges to them were 3K minus 1K sec deposit. They still owe 2K. Man.company sent those charges to a collection agency. After this tenant sent a dispute letter.

Re: tennant disputes move out charges by Garry on September 21, 2016 @11:17	[ Reply ]

I don't know all the ins and outs of what a collection agency can or cannot do for you. But it would seem to me, that you should establish thru a 3rd disinterested party (a court system, and a judge) that the T owes you money, with you getting a judgement for a stated amount. Then you can proceed to have a collection agency go after the T. You could tell the T in writing that he owes you a million $, and send a collection agency out to collect it. But unless you get a judge to agree with you that the T owes you the million, your piece of paper is pretty much worthless. I'm guessing you can't even garnish someones wages without first having an official judgement against someone.