7463 Crestridge rd
Deposit Amount : usp_custom_field : 2200.00
Lease was for Month-to-month rental for $2200/month. Lease required 30 day written notice of termination to not renew monthly status. Rent was paid by check to Landlord on the 1st of Sept, Oct, Nov. A Written notice of Lease termination was given to Landlord on Oct 31st with tenant’s notice to vacate and terminate the month-to-month lease on or before November 30, 2022. (I Can provide copy of said Notice) I moved out Nov 27,2022.
When deposit refund was not received by Dec 24th, I emailed Landlord requesting status of deposit refund. No reply was received. On Dec 28th I emailed a 2nd request for status of refund due. Landlord replied “everything will be postmarked Dec30th”. A $749.37 partial refund for deposit was received Jan 3rd, 2023 with itemized deductions of $1450.63 with all paid receipts dated 12/29/2022 that I highly dispute. 2 receipts ($360.00 and $343.56) were for ‘cleaning due to smoke’, and 1 receipt for $747.07 for “urine stains on 2 twin mattresses”. DISPUTE #1- the twin beds are located in the basement and were never used during my occupancy. I was the only person who occupied the cabin and slept in one bed on the main floor. My son Michael who was a permitted occupant on the lease, slept over ONE night in the 2nd bedroom queen bed on the main floor. The 2 mattresses Landlord deducted from my deposit were NEVER slept on. Dispute #2 Smoke cleaning performed on Dec 29th. The cabin allowed smoking outside on the deck. During the cold nights we stood at the open door and smoke could have entered the inside, however not embedded everywhere for a $700 deep clean!. My MAIN issue is the 2 basement beds could NOT have shown ANY damage as they were never used during my stay. The landlord is scamming me and I now live out of state so can not go to small claims court to object to these deductions from my security deposit. I would require evidentiary photos of the 2 “urine stained” mattresses before I moved in AUG 20th, and after I moved out Nov 27th, because unless someone sneaked in the basement while I was upstairs THIS DAMAGE DID NOT HAPPEN while I was a tenant!