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Rental property security deposit - deducting repairs/cleaning expenses
Posted on 3/1/16 at 11:07 am
Posted on 3/1/16 at 11:07 am
My wife and I have been leasing out a townhouse and the lease ended this month. The tenants have left without cleaning sufficiently (generally dirty and carpets were not shampooed per the lease). In addition, they painted some rooms without permission which will need to be re-painted. Can I do these myself and deduct my time/materials from the security deposit? If so, how would I put a dollar amount on my time? Or is it safer to just hire someone to do it and provide the tenant with the receipt to justify the withheld amount of the deposit? TIA
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Posted on 3/1/16 at 11:16 am to Brummy
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how would I put a dollar amount on my time?
You just have to figure that out for yourself. I make ~$30/hr at my ~50 hour per week salaried job. That makes my time on nights and weekends even more valuable. Probably double.
But if it were me I would
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just hire someone to do it and provide the tenant with the receipt to justify the withheld amount of the deposit
Posted on 3/1/16 at 12:08 pm to Brummy
What does your lease say. You did have this all spelled out in the lease, right?
When we rented a house before we bought our current place, the lease said the property would be delivered to us broom clean and vaccumed, and we would return it the same way. It also said we needed upon return to show proof of having the carpets cleaned, or a $50 carpet cleaning fee would be deducted from the deposit before it was returned. Further, it said if the carpets could not be cleaned completely, they would replace it and take the money from our deposit.
When we rented a house before we bought our current place, the lease said the property would be delivered to us broom clean and vaccumed, and we would return it the same way. It also said we needed upon return to show proof of having the carpets cleaned, or a $50 carpet cleaning fee would be deducted from the deposit before it was returned. Further, it said if the carpets could not be cleaned completely, they would replace it and take the money from our deposit.
Posted on 3/1/16 at 1:02 pm to LSUFanHouston
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What does your lease say. You did have this all spelled out in the lease, right?
if you dont have it in writing in the lease agreement, you just better refund the deposit
Posted on 3/1/16 at 2:28 pm to LSUFanHouston
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What does your lease say. You did have this all spelled out in the lease, right?
The lease says the deposit will be used for any repairs, painting, or cleaning necessitated by the tenant. Also says that painting is not allowed without written approval. I do like the idea of specifying a fee for carpet cleaning - I'll likely put that in going forward.
Posted on 3/1/16 at 3:04 pm to Brummy
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The lease says the deposit will be used for any repairs, painting, or cleaning necessitated by the tenant
I would either hire someone to do it, or at least contact someone and find out how much they would charge to do it, and then charge that.
Posted on 3/1/16 at 5:27 pm to Brummy
You need to save and provide receipts of services. Definitely hire out so there's no discussion on what it should cost to repaint a room or clean a carpet.
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