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Re: Return Security Deposit?
by AnonymousFL
on February 25, 2017 @12:43
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LL_Florida, When the boyfriend 'moved out' and the son moved in, were any changes made to the existing lease and if so, how did you handle it?
Did you 'redo' the lease and create a new one with the remaining tenant and son?
Did you just add the son's name to the existing lease?
Was the son of legal age (18) to enter into a contract?
Also, did the boyfriend sign off on any lease changes (I assume not, but one can hope that you arranged for it)?
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Re: Return Security Deposit?
by LL_Florida (FL)
on February 25, 2017 @16:51
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The lease had gone MTM when the BF was arrested. The son was over 18 and a new lease was signed with him and the mother on it. The verbage stated that a security deposit had already been accepted when the mom and BF moved in. But other than that, nothing else was explicit.
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Re: Return Security Deposit?
by Anonymous
on February 25, 2017 @19:29
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You messed up. If the lease was month-to-month, then the right thing to do was draw up a new lease with the mother and adult son - you did this correctly.
Where you messed up was that the original lease ENDED, and all previous tenants are entitled to their security deposit - including the man who went to jail.
There is *no* forfeiture of a security deposit just because someone went to jail. Going to jail doesn't absolve the tenant of his responsibilities under the contract, nor does it absolve the landlord of his responsibilities under the contract or his responsibility to handle security deposits in accordance with state law.
You. Messed. Up.
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Re: Return Security Deposit?
by Lisa Allen (Oregon)
on March 3, 2017 @13:45
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Thank you, I was still confused about the BF's half of the deposit too. Now you made it make sense.
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Re: Return Security Deposit?
by Lisa Allen (Oregon)
on March 3, 2017 @13:39
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All important questions to consider, hopefully a new lease was drawn up and signed by the remaining tenant and her son, depending on his age, but the crazy BF broke HIS part in the lease when he became violent, got arrested, and was charged with a felony.
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