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Can a landlord ask for a deposit after I have been renting from him more than 3 years?
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∙ 6y ago
If you have a pet and have lived in an residence for four years, the landlord may be entitled to a pet deposit.
Your residence is not permanent: you are a tenant, and your pet can cause damage, because it's an animal. One day, when you move out, the landlord needs to prepare the residence for a new tenant.
Your landlord may be a little tardy in asking for a deposit. You may be able to negotiate the deposit if you bring your landlord into your residence and show that after four years, there is no pet damage.
Your landlord may counter that your pet could damage the residence in the future, and the landlord would be correct.
Finally, when you do move out, at least your landlord may want to remove trace evidence of a pet having lived in the residence, including dander, pet hair, aquarium damage, and so forth. Your pet deposit would cover this expense.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 6y agoActually yes they can. If you're living in the home on a month-to-month lease, then the landlord can ask for a security deposit as a condition of your continued tenancy. If you're on a yearly lease, the landlord can ask for a security deposit as a condition of the renewal of your lease, but not while your lease is in effect.
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Renting an apartment in Indianapolis In with evictions?
Renting an apartment in Indianapolis, IN when there have been prior evictions can sometimes be tricky. It is best to be upfront with the landlord. They may require references and a security deposit in order to rent the apartment.
Can a landlord raise the renting price after the deposit has been paid?
Unless you are in a controlled rent area they can raise the rent. Most of the rental contracts state that, so look in the fine print of your lease.
If a contract has been signed and a deposit paid can the landlord back out of the deal?
No.
Can a new landlord demand an additional second security deposit of one months rent six months after the original landlord received an initial deposit equivilent to a months rent from a existing tenant?
I think he can since he is new. Did you get back your deposit from the original landlord? I would try to get it or find out where the money went. The money could have been handed over to the new landlord or landlord 1 kept it. You may be able to sue him in small claims court for your deposit.
How many days does the tenant have to request copies of invoices if the security deposit has not been returned?
In most states the landlord has up to 30 days to return to you your security deposit minus any charges the landlord wants to offset from your deposit. He has to also furnish you with copies of any receipts for damages that were not incurred from normal wear and tear, cleaning fees and other fees the landlord may charge you according to the terms of your lease. If your landlord does not return to you your deposit or anything else within those 30 days, you have the right to sue your landlord for the full deposit and the landlord cannot deduct any money after the 30 days has expired.
When can a landlord take money out of a security deposit?
He can take it out after you leave and he finds that there has been damage beyond normal wear and tear.
Is the tenant responsible for a broken window after the landlord returns the deposit in full and satisfied a week later?
As a general rule, return of a deposit does not, by itself, constitute a waiver or release of any claims that might have been covered by the deposit. In many cases, the deposit laws are much more strict than ordinary contract or tort laws, meaning the landlord may have little choice but to return the deposit and file a lawsuit later.
Can a landlord demand a higher deposit AFTER the lease has been signed and the check for deposit written into lease has been cashed if you have not moved in yet?
Generally speaking, after the release has been mutually signed, it is in effect, and the terms of it cannot be changed. Once the lease has been signed by both parties and the keys have been turned over to you, the tenant, the dwelling then is considered to be in your possession. As such, the landlord cannot turn around and demand a higher deposit. However, in most states, there is a rule of abandonment: if you have not moved into your dwelling in 15 days, and the rent is due, then the landlord can construe this as abandonment and can take possession of the property immediately without judicial proceedings.
What do you do when you have been renting a room for two days and the landlord has not given you keys to the front door or locks to your room?
I think that your landlord is scamming you, lost the keys, or either don't want to give you the keys. You better ask your landlord about whats happening. Also, if your landlord won't give you they keys within 5-7 you can sew them with all your right and power.
Can a landlord take the cost of painting from a security deposit?
This depends on how long the tenant has been living there or if the tenant has caused enough defacing of the wall that the unit must be painted. Also if the unit had not been painted for five years prior to the move-out then the tenant doesn't have to bear the cost.
Can a landlord demand carpets to be cleanded 6 months in to the lease. I pd. a 600 Security deposit and they said would evict if the carpets are not cleaned?
If there is a provision on the lease which requires that your carpet be cleaned six months prior to the expiration of the lease, then the landlord has the right to enforce those provisions. Additionally, if the carpet is damaged or dirty because of obvious abuse by the tenant and not the cause of normal wear and tear on the carpet, the landlord has the right to demand that the carpet be cleaned. However, if the carpet was not brand-new, then whatever dirt or damage occurred to it is measured according to wear and tear by the age of the carpet. Carpeting of five years of age or older is usually deemed to have reached its maximum age, for which the landlord has no claim. Finally, the landlord may not keep your entire security deposit simply because you didn't clean the carpet: he can only deduct the cost of cleaning the carpet from the security deposit. I doubt that your landlord can evict you simply because your carpet is dirty. If you have only been in your apartment for six months and your landlord evicts you because the carpet is dirty, then I would take pictures and present them to court to fight your landlord.
Can a landlord increase the deposit a year after it has been paid?
Probably. If the security deposit is meant to cover the possibility of unpaid rent or damages, those expenses go up every year too. Every time you sign a new lease it is a new agreement.
