Subj : Re: Renting
To   : poindexter FORTRAN
From : k9zw
Date : Thu Jun 06 2024 11:41:36

On 06 Jun 2024, poindexter FORTRAN said the following...
 
 pF>   Re: Re: Renting
 pF>   By: k9zw to Nightfox on Thu Jun 06 2024 09:49 am
 pF> 
 pF> I've hear so many stories recently about security deposits suddenly
 pF> becoming cleaning deposits, routine carpet replacement required despite
 pF> the "normal wear and tear" legal assumptions, landlords saying they
 pF> replace the carpet after *every* tenant... 
 pF> As long as it makes financial sense and they're selling a necessary good
 pF> (housing), they'll screw their customers over. One or two may send them
 pF> to small claims court, and they'll grudgingly pay back a deposit (plus
 pF> interest, oh, how they forget that!) 
 pF> 
 pF> But, for every 1 who takes them to task, 9 grin and bear it.
 pF> 
 pF> What would it take for deposit grift to become financially untenable, I
 pF> wonder?

The difficulties are:

The paperwork is ALWAYS stacked in their favor.  

You're moving and hence often disinclined to a prolonged fight at your old
location/city/state/country..

Your ROI (Return on Investment) is often less than parity, like mayeb you
will spend 4-6 times what you will reclaim 

Depending on where the Landlord can screw up your credit ratings, get you
blacklisted (easy for them in some of the university situations) and other crap that is a form of economic blackmail

In all honesty just talking with a properly qualified attorney will burn all your deposit anyway.

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