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Might need a lawyer (https://chiefsplanet.com/BB/showthread.php?t=322686)

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Originally Posted by Iowanian (Post 14246305)

When my wife was just a girlfriend, who lived with a couple of roomates....they moved out of an apartment. I had been there for the moving and the cleaning, and they did a nice job leaving it in move-in condition.

I'd helped work on rentals a lot over the years.

The landlord kept their deposit, saying they hadn't cleaned under or behind the stove. Said it was a clause...I'm guessing he used it to keep the deposit every time.

I called him on their...we had words. He said he was recording me and other shit. I explained that he would pay them.

Somehow, over the next few months...sand kept winding up in his home hot tub and other oddball maintenance issues likely turned up. Weird.

In college, i lived in a house with a roomate. We worked on the house, going as far as installing a shower where a clawfoot tub had been, painted the interior and other improvements(agreed upon by the landlord). There were hippies upstairs that were using my phoneline(not separated I guess) and other problems that cost me money. My dad had surgery and i was out of town and my rent was a couple of days late....and she was a B about it.

FFW, we buy a place and move out with notice...clean etc. She says she's not returning our deposit. Basically tried to bully me as a dumb college kid, except my family had rental experience. I threw down about it and demanded my money and she started telling a sob story about her husband being arrested and needing the money for attorneys or bail or something....and basically said her sons would kick my ass.
Can't recall the details but I basically told her to have them bring my f-g money when they came over, and reminded her that 2 days late rent due to my dad's surgery wasn't a concern to her...I didn't give a shit about her family problems. business is business.

She drove to my new place and gave me my money.

In short....If you're right and did the right thing and left the place in good order.....stand your ground and fight for your money on principal. Call them, write them...document each contact.....and go file a small claim case.

The last apartment I lived in tried to keep my deposit. It was only around 350'ish, but hey whatever it was still my money.

I sent a certified letter demanding it or detailing how I planned to take legal action if I didn't. They overnighted a check and tried to keep part of it for 'upgrades'

I made up a fake lawyer letterhead and demanded the rest or they were going to face severe financial damages. They sent the rest. ****ers weren't even smart enough to google the name and firm LMAO

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Originally Posted by BlackHelicopters (Post 14246354)

Hiring a lawyer for a $150 rat hole deposit? Change your pad.

Personally, I'd take care of it myself with calls, correspondence and small claims if necessary.

I feel like the principal is worth it sometimes. I spent a couple grand fighting a bullshit $450 speeding ticket a couple of years ago. I won. Yeah, it cost money but it was the general principle.

When you're wrong, take your medicine...when you're not, fight like hell.

I'd probably call them a couple of times a day and see if my check had gone out yet.

Don't need a lawyer. LMAO

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Originally Posted by BlackHelicopters (Post 14246354)

Hiring a lawyer for a $150 rat hole deposit? Change your pad.

It was $1100.

This thread is a perfect microcosm for its own existence. Instead of spending five minutes on the phone, 200 posts and two days are spent arguing over whether or not to draft a far more inefficient form of communication.

Stop being a grifter and coward and just call and ask about the holdup of the deposit.

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Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins (Post 14246476)

You should be thankful.

I got my money back, we got this thread.

You're welcome, CP.

https://media1.tenor.com/images/200c...itemid=8390075

I thought you were due like 1500... spinning it again?

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Originally Posted by Hammock Parties (Post 14246440)

Don't need a lawyer. LMAO

So your deposit arrived?

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Originally Posted by Hog's Gone Fishin (Post 14246526)

So your deposit arrived?

Indeed. Postmarked 4/29.

You're a geek, you know that?

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Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins (Post 14246476)

The resistance to what should very obviously be the next step is pretty amusing.

The last time I ever rented the management company didn’t get me my deposit in a reasonable amount of time. I called them and they made some lame excuse for the delay but otherwise sent it right out. Took a few minutes at most.

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Originally Posted by Hammock Parties (Post 14246532)

Indeed. Postmarked 4/29.

Didn’t even get hit with some BS nitpick to reduce?

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Originally Posted by Hammock Parties (Post 14246532)

Indeed. Postmarked 4/29.

So in other words, your panties were in a was over nothing?

So if you would've just called, it goes like this.

You: Where's my money, you assholes?

Them: In the mail.

You: Oh, okay.

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Originally Posted by Superturtle (Post 14246540)

You're a geek, you know that?

did you know that www.certifiedmaillabels.com offers a very quick and convenient way to print certified mail labels that you can easily drop in your mailbox instead of making a time consuming-visit to the post office?