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re: Security Deposits Used to Pay for Routine Cleaning
Posted on 7/23/17 at 3:08 pm to BulldogXero
Posted on 7/23/17 at 3:08 pm to BulldogXero
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Well I suppose that's nice, but it sounds like you didn't get the choice. I would have preferred to spend a day really cleaning house if it meant I could save $200.
I was of this mindset the first house we rented. I spent two full days scrubbing the house top to bottom after we moved out.
And we still didn't get a penny of our deposit back. That landlord really screwed us over on that one. That's why I'm glad this house is with a property management company. Much more professional and organized imo. If I ever rent a home again(which I don't plan on it...our next house will be the one we buy) I will NEVER rent from a private landlord again, only homes with property managers.
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Posted on 7/23/17 at 3:14 pm to kengel2
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This is not something I routinely do when I clean my house. I would consider nails in walls to be damage and if its bad enough to repaint then that would be considered damage as well. Ill let you have carpet cleaning. We have some apartments, pretty much got rid of carpet for tile because its such a PITA.
Of course you don't. Odds are the nail holes exist because you had things hanging there, but would you want to move into a new property with holes in the walls?
If it's spelled out in the lease, there are alternative means of hanging things on the walls that don't involved nails, but it's by far the most common/cheapest way to hang things. Within reason, I do not see nail holes as damage.
Posted on 7/23/17 at 3:16 pm to lsunurse
See, I only ever hear horror stories re:deposits about property management companies. I've always rented from private owners and they've been so nice and easy to deal with.
The one place I lived with a property management company never came out for any of the repairs I requested and were awful to get in touch with. Whereas private owners I've always been able to shoot a text to and they get Home360 out immediately.
The one place I lived with a property management company never came out for any of the repairs I requested and were awful to get in touch with. Whereas private owners I've always been able to shoot a text to and they get Home360 out immediately.
Posted on 7/23/17 at 3:20 pm to BulldogXero
Didn't have to pay a security deposit. Just paid up front $400 that would cover cleaning/repair after I leave.
Posted on 7/23/17 at 3:20 pm to LouisianaLady
I guess we got lucky. Our property manager is awesome. I can email him and less than 5 minutes later he is calling me to get more information. He's really nice, seems to like us, and even loves playing with our dogs anytime he's had to come to our house for something.
When we looked at this house he told us there was another applicant that applied before us...but that he liked us more and that's why we were offered the home. Two adults in their 30s with no kids yet and two adult dogs(that use a doggie door to go outside to go to the bathroom). Both of us with good jobs and good credit. We are like dream tenants for most landlords.
When we looked at this house he told us there was another applicant that applied before us...but that he liked us more and that's why we were offered the home. Two adults in their 30s with no kids yet and two adult dogs(that use a doggie door to go outside to go to the bathroom). Both of us with good jobs and good credit. We are like dream tenants for most landlords.
This post was edited on 7/23/17 at 3:21 pm
Posted on 7/23/17 at 3:43 pm to lsunurse
I have dealt with two landlords. When I transferred to big boy college, I stayed in a two bedroom townhouse. Had a few different roommates over my three year tenure. I didn't mind the townhouse, but dealing with management was hell. It was practically impossible to speak to "the manager." My calls were always intercepted by her army of office workers who were less than motivated to solve any of my issues. Maintenance workers would come and go without leaving any notes. It took over 3 days to fix a broken AC in July. It took close to over a week and several calls to fix a broken dryer.
When I moved out, they tried to stick me with a $200 fee for having the carpet cleaned despite telling me I owed nothing after the final walkthrough.
The place I just moved out of gave me a bad first impression when the landlord "forgot" to meet me at her office in the morning so I could pick up my keys on move-in day. I never really had many more problems with her. At some point she moved on and was replaced with another lady, but I'm not sure when.
It was a nice apartment, but the AC in the apartment above mine would leak once a year, causing water to fall from the roof into the middle of my bedroom floor. One time it got so bad that it shorted out the electricity in my bedroom and caused plaster to fall all over the bedroom floor and in the shower.
All it would take would be some monitoring on management's part to ensure it doesn't get so bad again. The final straw was last August when plaster sat on my ceiling fan for 2 months before it was ever fixed. They never repainted.
I like to think my issues are largely because college town apartments are much more likely to look at tenants like cattle, but I really think the profit motive makes it really difficult to find a quality landlord or property management company.
When I moved out, they tried to stick me with a $200 fee for having the carpet cleaned despite telling me I owed nothing after the final walkthrough.
The place I just moved out of gave me a bad first impression when the landlord "forgot" to meet me at her office in the morning so I could pick up my keys on move-in day. I never really had many more problems with her. At some point she moved on and was replaced with another lady, but I'm not sure when.
It was a nice apartment, but the AC in the apartment above mine would leak once a year, causing water to fall from the roof into the middle of my bedroom floor. One time it got so bad that it shorted out the electricity in my bedroom and caused plaster to fall all over the bedroom floor and in the shower.
All it would take would be some monitoring on management's part to ensure it doesn't get so bad again. The final straw was last August when plaster sat on my ceiling fan for 2 months before it was ever fixed. They never repainted.
I like to think my issues are largely because college town apartments are much more likely to look at tenants like cattle, but I really think the profit motive makes it really difficult to find a quality landlord or property management company.
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