what can i do if my ex landlord dont want to give me my deposit?

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I moved in her unit on July of 2011 and she always said she will bring the lease but never gave me one. also never gave me receipt for  any month of rent or the deposit. I was living in her unit for 9 months and i only got 1 receipt from her which was for the month of December of 2011.

We had some arguments so we agree that I was going to move so on Feb 21 2012 i moved. Then she said she will not give me the deposit until 45 days. so I did some research and found out 45 days is the law so i waited. now i call her after the 45 days and she is saying i never gave her a deposit and also said she file a complain to the police for me calling so much.

Lastly, she said we messed up the unit. But when we moved the unit was perfectly fine. she is inventing the whole story and saying that we can take her to court because she knows for sure we will lose.

Any advise on how to solve this??

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

Lawyer up.

? · Answer

way too previous with the aid of take care of this. Statute of barriers for landlord/tenant situations is oftentimes a million 3 hundred and sixty 5 days, on occasion 2. both way, this can were dealt with 3 years in the past.

Nuff Sed · Answer

She cannot win in court unless she has what is known as "proof". If she says you messed it up and you say you didn't, then you win. On the other hand, if she has ANYONE who will say "it was perfect before you", then that's all it takes for her to win, unless you have your own witness (other than you) who says otherwise.

In any case, your state law might have a requirement that the landlord must provide a WRITTEN statement of the damages and estimates for repairs, submitted to you within a certain time, and if they do not do that, you have an absolute claim for return of the ENTIRE deposit, if not double, and your lawyers' fees, if you can prove you gave a deposit and didn't get the required statement after you left.  If you have anybody who can say that you gave a deposit, or any documentation, or anyone who was there when she said you would get your deposit after 45 days, then you may have a good case.

? · Answer

I always take pictures of the before and after when I rent.its there word against yours.play them at there own game damage there property car anything and It's there word against your when they report it.

Soniafrompa · Answer

Money does not leave one hand without a receipt going in the other...
If you paid her cash...you should of written a piece of paper up with both signatures on it and how much was paid. If you paid by check, you should of put what it was for in the notations.  Once you can prove that you paid her, she must prove the damages to the place...you should of done a final walk thru with her and signed off on the place...again if she did not write something down, then you should of...it would of been your proof. In this day and age, you have to take pictures of everything and write stuff down and have it signed. 
If you have proof of payments...you will win...if not, then she is right and you just learned a very valueable lesson...hope you learn it as you move into your new place...do not pay cash and not get a receipt! If you have to...go out and buy a small receipt book and everytime you pay cash to someone...write out a receipt and have them sign it. They will compare that signature with the one on their drivers license if it ever gets challenged!

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