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Originally Posted by Elke Mariotti
It is not uncommon for landlords to ask as much as two months security, so the amount you paid is not unreasonable.
You already admitted that your inexperience has caused you to be on the hook for things you didn't do - an expensive lesson for something you most likely won't ever repeat.
As far as your "getting back what you deserve" - what do you feel you deserve?
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Personally I believe I should get back ~$950. The landlord is charging for things that don't need to be done. Besides the house cleaning, he is charging for touch up paint (no holes, only wear and tear from furniture), a new door knob as one of the exterior door locks does not open with the key in it(which was a problem reported to him from day one) and other charges to take more money. I know its a one sided story but to give an example of how this guy is, a window was replaced in the house before I moved in. My room mate has the receipt for $125 (everything included) and was told it would come out of security. The landlord is charging $225 for it and says the receipt is not from him.
Another issue is that one room mate used his security to pay last months rent and owed for the window mentioned above so my land lord says the me and the other two guys will be paying for the damages and cleaning from our securities as his is gone.
By no means am I trying to profit from the situation but I am trying to get a good amount of my security back. If I come off that way I apologize, but I have read this forum all last night and got a lot of information so I made a post to get some opinions/facts to help myself out. I just listed everything I knew as maybe it would help get a better answer.
Thanks
Paul