My jurisdiction is: Texas
My landlord sent me a letter stating that they were keeping my $500 deposit and in addition are trying to charge an additional $190.
She is deducting for $300 for trash fees from the time that I moved in from November 2007 until I moved out in November 2008. Upon move-in, I had asked about getting trash service & she stated that everyone puts their trash out in the front of her house. I lived next door to her & she had another rental unit on the other side of her house. She never submitted a bill to me the entire time that I was there or verbally told me that I needed to pay a portion of the trash fee. The other renter has never paid a trash fee either. It was assumed that the trash fee was included in the rent. Can she deduct 12 months of fees from the deposit?
The other charges I can dispute because I took pictures before moving out.
Please advise,
Thank you!
My landlord sent me a letter stating that they were keeping my $500 deposit and in addition are trying to charge an additional $190.
She is deducting for $300 for trash fees from the time that I moved in from November 2007 until I moved out in November 2008. Upon move-in, I had asked about getting trash service & she stated that everyone puts their trash out in the front of her house. I lived next door to her & she had another rental unit on the other side of her house. She never submitted a bill to me the entire time that I was there or verbally told me that I needed to pay a portion of the trash fee. The other renter has never paid a trash fee either. It was assumed that the trash fee was included in the rent. Can she deduct 12 months of fees from the deposit?
The other charges I can dispute because I took pictures before moving out.
Please advise,
Thank you!
