Can a landlord bill for repairs once you move out and another person rented the same space?
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Consult with a lawyer. You are not entitled to pay for the normal wear and tear of the house. Paint is somewhat wear and tear. \n\nSome people try to take advantage of the fact that tenants don't know better. Their procedure might even be wrong and unlawful. \n\nTechnically you were supposed to leave the apartment broom clean before you moved out. Call a lawyer and advise them what's going on. They might just be checking to see if you'll pay it but don't.
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She has 30 days to return your security deposit and pay your lease termination fee.  You will not be able to file in small claims court until the 30 days has passed or your case will be thrown out and you cannot re-file.\n\nShe must provide you with an itemized list of all of the deductions made from the security deposit.  You may request in court the receipts for these deductions.  For example, if an electrician repaired a jammed garbage disposal, he would have provided her a receipt.  If the property handyman did it you can be charged for the actual cost of the parts and a percentage (usually by hour) of his wages dependent upon how long it reasonably took to repair it.  There is a big difference between repairs done for maintenance purposes (landlord's responsibility) and repairs/replacements done due to renter responsibility, as well.  \n\nIn the garbage disposal example, if the jam was due to a foreign object down there, renter responsibility.  But, if it is due to an old disposer and the blades are binding, landlord eats it.\n\nSince it was a mutually agreed upon lease termination with compensation, she may not have been legally bound to serve a 30 day written notice in your locality.  However, she said you had to vacate in 3 weeks?  If you pay your rent a month in advance like I require, she owes you an additional one week's rental payment refund, as well, because you agreed to vacate a week earlier than you were paid through.\n\nCheck out your original lease agreement for the non-renewal or termination of lease clause.  It should specify your responsibilities upon vacating.  (I.E. My units are professionally cleaned, deorderized, disinfected for infectious diseases and sanitized before rental, tenants will not receive their deposits returned in full if they clean the unit themselves because they are not returning it in the condition they received it.)
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you will need to look at the language on your lease, but most likely you have what is called a "joint and several" lease.  if you have both signed the lease, this means that BOTH of you are responsible for the total rent.  if ONE of you skips town, then the OTHER one of you is responsible for the full amount.  you can read more about joint and several here:\nhttp://ezinearticles.com/?Lease-Contracts---The-Meaning-of-Joint-and-Several&id=18975\n\nthis is why it's important to only co-sign on a lease with someone you trust to not screw you.\n\nanyway, the answer to your question depends on what you mean by "legally".  she will not be in violation of any criminal code if she moves out.  however, if she stops paying rent to the landlord, the landlord can hold YOU responsible for the unpaid rent.  and if you don't pay it, they have the right to evict you, since that is a hell of a lot easier than suing her for her share of the rent.  you could claim that you're not responsible, in court, but most certainly the court will find in the landlord's favor when he shows them your joint-and-several lease with your name on it.\n\nif this were to happen, then *you* could turn around and sue your ex-roommate in this situation, in small-claims court, for her share of the rent.  most likely you only have a verbal agreement.  a verbal agreement IS a legally binding contract, but they are difficult to enforce since she could argue that she never made any such agreement with you.  \n\nhowever a copy of the lease with her name and signature on it would certainly imply some level of commitment on her part.  it is not a solid case, but it is possible you could win in small claims court against her.  as always, winning a lawsuit does not necessarily mean you'll see the money.  she could refuse to cough it up, and then you'd have to go through the process of having her wages garnished, and all of this legal stuff costs a lot of money.\n\nthe best thing for everyone is almost always to resolve this without going down the legal route.  you might consider finding a new roommate yourself - that way you could choose who you want to live with.  this would be cutting her a break, but remember that you are in the dangerous position of being hung out to dry if she just bails out.\n\nfinding an amicable solution where nobody gets screwed or goes to court is definitely your best answer.  if you don't think it's right that you have to do the work of finding a roommate, but you don't want to just let her choose, then see if she will compensate you for the work involved in finding her replacement.  then you will either have the new roomate sign a sub-lease with her, or go to the landlord and draw up a new lease with the 2 of you on it.\n\ngood luck!
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Well, I would first say that yes he/she can, but you need to talk to your landlord and explain your situation and see if he/she is willing to work something out. Secondly you need to really review your lease and see what it says about this sort of thing.
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You need to call the building or housing inspector who will come out there, take a look at it and order your landlord to make repairs if necessary.  \n\nSmall claims court and lawyers have nothing to do with this.
1035860
It depends on where you live. In Nevada, you have to advise the landlord of the problem, in writing. Be ready to prove that you gave her the notice (keep a copy, send it certified, return receipt requested). Once she receives the notice, she has 48 hours to fix the problem. This would be true for "essential services" only, things like refrigerator, stove, air conditioning, but not for things like dirty carpet or a broken television. If she doesn't fix the problem, you could file a complaint with HUD or you could file a lawsuit.\n\nWhatever you do, don't just move out, especially if you are under a lease agreement. If you break a lease, you will be the one paying.\n\nGood luck, I hope this helps.
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Get a lawyer ASAP!  \n\nAs the landlord, you are the property owner so any improvements to that building's structure is your property.  \n\nLaws always depend on which state you are from however.  Like for example, I am in NY, I just recently moved from a house owned by someone else (alcoholic jerk).  Structurally we did not do anything different to it because we did not have that kind of money.  We remodeled the bathroom though and painted and put new carpets down. We put new lights in also. Legally we were allowed to take our carpets, lights and sinks and medicine cabinet back and take it with us as long as we left the house with the original fixtures it had.  \n\nIf we had replaced the roof and siding we can't very well rip it off right?  Otherwise we would have to replace it. \n\nIf they want to take that addition off they would have to foot the bill and fix the big hole in the house with new plywood, new insulation, probably a window/door, and new siding. They would also have to fix the inside of that room with new paint/wallpaper and probably have to fix the floor after being connected to a room that isn't there anymore. I doubt they would want that added cost.
963469
you own the property. the renter has no rights to the property, except as stated in the lease. all repairs and maintenance are landlords responsbility.
584228
a landlord can do pretty much as the please if they put it in the lease and you sign it. did you lie on the application?? that would be grounds for you getting kicked out...
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I'm pretty sure that once you pay the security deposit the landlord should hold the apartment for you.  I do know that when you move out of the apartment you get your security deposit back if the apartment is in good shape with no damage incurred while you were renting.  If the landlord later says he or she is unhappy with your credit and decides not to rent to you they must return your deposit.
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She is responsible for the entire share of rent by the end of term of the lease. She can try to find a suitable replacement, but it would have to be with you and your other roommate's consent. She can't find some felon and expect you guys to be fine with that! Take her to court if she doesn't pay....nothing personal, it's just money.
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No! not unless it states in your lease "tenant may use security deposit for last month's rent"..but usually it will state that you can't use it for rent...other wise the landlord must return your deposit at the end of your agreement less damages (excluding normal wear and tear)
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The most common disagreement between landlords and tenants is over the refund of the tenant's security deposit after the tenant has moved out of the rental unit. California law therefore specifies procedures that the landlord must follow for refunding, using, and accounting for tenants' security deposits.\n\n     California law specifically allows the landlord to use a tenant's security deposit for four purposes:\n\nFor unpaid rent; \nFor cleaning the rental unit when the tenant moves out, but only to make the unit as clean as it was when the tenant first moved in;161 \nFor repair of damages, other than normal wear and tear, caused by the tenant or the tenant's guests; and \nIf the lease or rental agreement allows it, for the cost of restoring or replacing furniture, furnishings, or other items of personal property (including keys), other than because of normal wear and tear.162 \n     A landlord can withhold from the security deposit only those amounts that are reasonably necessary for these purposes. The security deposit cannot be used for repairing defects that existed in the unit before you moved in, for conditions caused by normal wear and tear during your tenancy or previous tenancies, or for cleaning a rental unit that is as clean as it was when you moved in.163 A rental agreement or lease can never state that a security deposit is "nonrefundable."164 \n\n     Under California law, within 21 calendar days after you move, your landlord must either:\n\nSend you a full refund of your security deposit, or \nMail or personally deliver to you an itemized statement that lists the amounts of any deductions from your security deposit and the reasons for the deductions, together with a refund of any amounts not deducted.165
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When we rented we always called the landloard for any problem.  \nIf he told us to get things fixed I would ask for him to recommend the repair man.  When the repairman came I would ask the landlord to be there.  The landlord knew what was going on and he was the one who would OK any repairs and then pay the bills.  \nI do not know how you went about doing the repairs and if you would be responsible or not....Sorry...  \n\nI would think since it was a problem with the plumbing that it would be the landlords responsibility but I will bet that he is not willing to pay the bill now....
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Your landlord can refuse a walk-through.  It's not a law or anything.  If an apartment is not in move-in condition when you go to move in, your remedy is not moving in until it is ready.  Once you take possession, that's it.  \n\nAs long as you have the photos that prove the damage was there when you rented it, you will be fine.  She can claim that it wasn't, but more importantly ... you can prove that it was.\n\nYou don't need to "do" anything at this point.
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Call the landlord or property manager.
735021
Yes you can! When you with hold rent the send you a court notice, take the proof (pictures, letters saying you called to have it fixed and whatever else proof you have) with you to court, tell the judge the reason show the proof and that they didn't fix it and that you asked to have it fix and nothing was done. If the judge sees it in your favor you won't have to pay the rent until it gets fix (he will order then landlord to fix it), and you won't have to pay the late fee because you had probable cause, but if he doesn't see it in your favor, you'll have to pay the owed rent money right away and possible the late fee