Comments on: Refunding the security deposits. Mostly. http://www.iboughtaduplex.com/turnovers/refunding-the-security-deposits-mostly.php "Are you sure you can handle managing something like that?" Well, there's one sure way to find out... Thu, 01 Jul 2010 01:38:07 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: mrgender http://www.iboughtaduplex.com/turnovers/refunding-the-security-deposits-mostly.php/comment-page-1#comment-29440 mrgender Sat, 10 May 2008 05:44:26 +0000 http://www.iboughtaduplex.com/turnovers/refunding-the-security-deposits-mostly.php#comment-29440 I, too, have struggled with the Less Easy Things to Figure Out. Wear'n'tear is quite subjective, and is likely to be different for a renter compared to an owner - it's relative to your (vested) interest in the property. I tend to err for the renter as I don't want the hassle of any court calls. Pictures may be a way to prove your position if you're ever called to your judgement. I, too, have struggled with the Less Easy Things to Figure Out.
Wear’n'tear is quite subjective, and is likely to be different for a renter compared to an owner – it’s relative to your (vested) interest in the property.

I tend to err for the renter as I don’t want the hassle of any court calls. Pictures may be a way to prove your position if you’re ever called to your judgement.

]]> By: Chicago Rent Law http://www.iboughtaduplex.com/turnovers/refunding-the-security-deposits-mostly.php/comment-page-1#comment-24627 Chicago Rent Law Sat, 08 Mar 2008 21:28:24 +0000 http://www.iboughtaduplex.com/turnovers/refunding-the-security-deposits-mostly.php#comment-24627 Landlady is right! Unless you know your operation is airtight, overcharging tenants' security deposits is the #1 reason tenants seek lawyers. I've had a tenant force me to take a landlord to trial over $100 the tenant thought was excessive withholding from his $1200 security deposit for "cleaning." It cost the landlord thousands of dollars. Landlady is right! Unless you know your operation is airtight, overcharging tenants’ security deposits is the #1 reason tenants seek lawyers. I’ve had a tenant force me to take a landlord to trial over $100 the tenant thought was excessive withholding from his $1200 security deposit for “cleaning.” It cost the landlord thousands of dollars.

]]> By: landlady http://www.iboughtaduplex.com/turnovers/refunding-the-security-deposits-mostly.php/comment-page-1#comment-13 landlady Tue, 20 Jun 2006 18:05:44 +0000 http://www.iboughtaduplex.com/turnovers/refunding-the-security-deposits-mostly.php#comment-13 The thing is, the scratches on the floor weren't bad enough to warrant any kind of refinishing. They were the sort of scratches that one would expect to show up in a few years, as normal wear and tear, but were excessive for one year's use. In the case of the hole in the wall, that's something that would obviously need to be fixed immediately, and I would have no problem billing the tenant for the costs to repaint the entire room. The thing is, the scratches on the floor weren’t bad enough to warrant any kind of refinishing. They were the sort of scratches that one would expect to show up in a few years, as normal wear and tear, but were excessive for one year’s use.

In the case of the hole in the wall, that’s something that would obviously need to be fixed immediately, and I would have no problem billing the tenant for the costs to repaint the entire room.

]]> By: Eddie http://www.iboughtaduplex.com/turnovers/refunding-the-security-deposits-mostly.php/comment-page-1#comment-12 Eddie Tue, 20 Jun 2006 17:38:09 +0000 http://www.iboughtaduplex.com/turnovers/refunding-the-security-deposits-mostly.php#comment-12 why can\'t you charge the amount it would cost to refinish the entire floor? i would think that a tenant should be responsible for the cost of repairing any damage beyond normal wear and tear. if a tenant puts a hole in the wall, of course you can\'t charge the cost of putting up a whole new wall. but in that case there are other methods of repairing the damage, such as a plaster patch & repainting. in that case, if the whole room needed to be repainted, they would be liable for that cost, wouldn\'t they? it just seems to me that if the only way to repair the floor is to have it refinished, then the tenant should be liable. why can\’t you charge the amount it would cost to refinish the entire floor? i would think that a tenant should be responsible for the cost of repairing any damage beyond normal wear and tear.

if a tenant puts a hole in the wall, of course you can\’t charge the cost of putting up a whole new wall. but in that case there are other methods of repairing the damage, such as a plaster patch & repainting. in that case, if the whole room needed to be repainted, they would be liable for that cost, wouldn\’t they?

it just seems to me that if the only way to repair the floor is to have it refinished, then the tenant should be liable.

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