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Date: Sat, 12 Nov 2005 13:53:58 -0800 (PST)
From: Tom Gimer <t_gimer@XXXXXX>
Subject: Re: [dc-cycles]  OT: need house/rental lawyer
To: matthew patton <pattonme@XXXXXX>, dc-cycles@XXXXXX

<not legal advice>

most jurisdictions have a precise framework for deposit
issues, including requirements for a receipt, notice of
final inspection (with the opportunity to be present at the
inspection), actual records for expenditures, time frames
for disbursing the balance, etc.  often if any step is
overlooked the landlord is precluded from keeping any of
the deposit.  it goes without saying that if certain
property was damaged when the lease commenced then the
deposit should not be used to respond to that damage.
eyewitnesses to the condition(s) would be very helpful.
tell your friend to consult with 2 or more landlord/tenant
attorneys in the (unnamed) jurisdiction.  the local bar
association would be a good place to start.



--- matthew patton <pattonme@XXXXXX> wrote:

> a friend of mine (a motorcyclist) is getting sued for
> obscene amounts
> of money that the landlord claims they incurred to
> replace carpet and
> repaint some interior walls. Naturally they are holding
> the deposit
> hostage as well.
>
> The unit was rented by my friend. The owners sold it out
> from under her
> with basically no notice and then claim they incurred all
> these
> thousands of dollars of expenses. What it smells like is
> the owner is
> trying to make the last renter (my friend) pay for the
> buyer's purchase
> demands of new carpeting and paint. The carpet/paint was
> quite a few
> years old before my friend moved in in the first place. I
> moved my
> friend out of this house and like any rental that's been
> neglected by
> the owners (vs tenants) for some time it wan't spic and
> span, but it
> was not even remotely trashed either and I've seen quite
> a few houses
> in my day.
>
> any recommendations?
>
>


Tom Gimer - 301 675-3980 (cell)
  -  http://www.murphygimer.com
  -  http://www.mgtitlellc.com




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