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> And this doesn't apply just to car damage, but with security deposits for apartments, etc. Friends of mine had to go to court to get back a security deposit
by FireBeyond 1y ago
> And this doesn't apply just to car damage, but with security deposits for apartments, etc.
Friends of mine had to go to court to get back a security deposit for an apartment that they had been told was going to be completely gutted (and was) at the conclusion of their lease. The management company wanted to hold $2,000 of security for damage (which, to be clear, was there, though arguably not $2,000 worth) in things that they had demolished within 72 hours of the termination of the lease, and things that they had told them would be demolished.
- crazygringo 1y agoExactly. Damages should never be an opportunity to make money. I'm glad the court sided with your friend -- I'm actually curious what the legal basis was, and if there is some kind of principle in the law about this already. (Or if it was just a local renting regulation.)
- FireBeyond 1y agoI don't know whether it would have changed if not, but I think in their lease was some comment about the security deposit being for damages and the costs of repair or replacement. "Landlord did not repair or replace as a result of the damage, and had communicated no intention to do so." This was also small claims.