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Cleaning & Damage Deposit VS Security Deposit
by Helen (Illinois)
on April 21, 2017 @01:32
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Does a court of law consider a Cleaning & Damage Deposit the same as a standard Security Deposit?
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Re: Cleaning & Damage Deposit VS Security Deposit
by Anonymous
on April 21, 2017 @02:17
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Illinois law specifically says a “security deposit” is “to secure the payment or rent or compensation for damage.”
So a "Cleaning & Damage Deposit" could be regarded as the same as a "security Deposit".
Why would you require two separate deposits that cover the same conditions? There is no limited on the amount a landlord can charge a tenant for a security deposit in Illinois. The hard part would be finding a tenant willing to pay a very large security deposit.
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Re: Cleaning & Damage Deposit VS Security Deposit
by Katiekate (New York )
on April 21, 2017 @06:22
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Most state define the deposit as a single amount. Most states cap the total amount.
A deposit is by its definition refundable.
In Florida, I charge a cleaning "fee". This is clearly stated in the rental agreement, and in the initial documents I give to each prospect. The reason for this is that I will have all the floors professionally cleaned. Tenant agrees to this up front. It is not refundable..it is a fee. All,of which I pay to the cleaners the day after move out.
Everywhere else I charge a pet cleaning "fee". Since so many people have allergies to pet dander....I have the place professionally cleaned. Something the tenant cannot do themselves...and I will not risk their failure to get it done. (Nothing is quite so nice as a prospect running out of the showing with swollen eyes in a coughing/sneezing fit). Again..this is documented up front and included in the lease agreement. This cost usually runs about $300.
The exception to my standard pet cleaning fee was the couple that wanted their iguanas. After some bit of research I found out these lizards carry salmonella. I would have to get Service Pro in to sterilize the entire unit after they leave...at a cost of over $3,000. The prospect decided they didn't want to rent from me....geez...
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