My state is PA, Chester county
Hi everyone
I moved into a house share last year with a girl, whose mother owned the house we lived in. We had separate agreements and deposits. I was a very good tenant. Quiet, never late with rent, etc. In June I moved out as I found the mother/landlord almost impossible to deal with and I felt that she was crossing the line between landlord and "mother". We did not have a lease, we had a rental agreement drawn up by her. In hindsight if something like that should come up again I probably would not sign such an agreement.
The agreement was a month to month agreement stating either party could terminate the agreement at any time. Me providing 30 days, her at a moment's notice. It also included a deposit for myself to be returned within 60 days of vacating the premises and a 150 deposit for my 10 pound dog.
my question is it has now been almost 90 days since I moved out. I called her two weeks before I was to leave and asked her to meet me at the house to check everything and she never met me. I called again the day before I left and asked her if the place was ok and she said she hadn't had a chance to go over there. I steamed the floor in my bedroom and left everything in what I thought was excellent condition for a 35 year old house. I gave her 60 days notice before I left and in my notice I asked her if there was anything that needed to be repaired. She did not reply. I called her one month before I left to ask the same thing and invited her to come over and take a look and again 2 weeks before and she never did.
So today almost 90 days since I moved out after I requested my deposit in a certified letter, she sends half the deposit with a huge list of repairs that needed to be made, including plumbing with no receipts, cost of a fence latch at 35.00 with no receipt , none of which were brought to my attention until now except the fence which I had repaired but she never looked at. She also is including re keying of the house.
I am planing on contact a lawyer, but I wanted to see if I even need to under the PA state laws. It seems very cut and dry to me.
Thanks for your help
Hi everyone
I moved into a house share last year with a girl, whose mother owned the house we lived in. We had separate agreements and deposits. I was a very good tenant. Quiet, never late with rent, etc. In June I moved out as I found the mother/landlord almost impossible to deal with and I felt that she was crossing the line between landlord and "mother". We did not have a lease, we had a rental agreement drawn up by her. In hindsight if something like that should come up again I probably would not sign such an agreement.
The agreement was a month to month agreement stating either party could terminate the agreement at any time. Me providing 30 days, her at a moment's notice. It also included a deposit for myself to be returned within 60 days of vacating the premises and a 150 deposit for my 10 pound dog.
my question is it has now been almost 90 days since I moved out. I called her two weeks before I was to leave and asked her to meet me at the house to check everything and she never met me. I called again the day before I left and asked her if the place was ok and she said she hadn't had a chance to go over there. I steamed the floor in my bedroom and left everything in what I thought was excellent condition for a 35 year old house. I gave her 60 days notice before I left and in my notice I asked her if there was anything that needed to be repaired. She did not reply. I called her one month before I left to ask the same thing and invited her to come over and take a look and again 2 weeks before and she never did.
So today almost 90 days since I moved out after I requested my deposit in a certified letter, she sends half the deposit with a huge list of repairs that needed to be made, including plumbing with no receipts, cost of a fence latch at 35.00 with no receipt , none of which were brought to my attention until now except the fence which I had repaired but she never looked at. She also is including re keying of the house.
I am planing on contact a lawyer, but I wanted to see if I even need to under the PA state laws. It seems very cut and dry to me.
Thanks for your help
