janismonjaras
New Member
My jurisdiction is: California
I moved out of my San Diego, California apartment on on May 31, 2009 (actually 1 week earlier, but I wrote May 31 on my Intent to Vacate Letter).
I payed a $500.00 security deposit when i moved in on May 30, 2007. The Month-To-Month Rental Agreement I initially signed said it would keep $150 for a cleaning charge 30 days after I vacated.
Today, July 2, 2009 i received my security deposit. It was for only $190.00.
She wrote a letter stating that there were "damages" to the apartment.
Screen door: 75.00 because i cut a slit into it for my dog. I only did this because that sliding door never worked, and i was told at one time to simply throw it away because none of the sliding screen doors worked. BTW, i gave her a non-refundable $250 pet deposit to cover any damages when i got my dog.
Toilet Seat cover: 15.00 because the cover is missing. When i moved in, the toilet seat broke and it did not have a cover, I took it upon myself to replace it. Its cover also broke off, i never replaced it because the original never had one.
Cutting board: 25.00 because it was missing. It was always missing. I never had one.
Wall repair: 10.00 for "some type of red color hanger". Its actually a piece of red balloon from a party we had. I couldn't take it off because i couldn't reach it, It simply needs to be pulled off.
Door numbers: 35.00 because i changed them to gold ones. I changed them because the ones i had were mismatched and were falling off, so i took it upon myself to replace them with nicer ones.
What do you think? Can she keep part of my security deposit? I understand the cleaning fee, but not the rest.
Im going to write a letter, but what if that doesn't work? Obviously she's trying to keep as much of the deposit as she can. I heard i can take her to small claims for not returning my deposit with receipts within 21 days. Is this true? Do i have a case? Would this be the only way to get my money back?
I moved out of my San Diego, California apartment on on May 31, 2009 (actually 1 week earlier, but I wrote May 31 on my Intent to Vacate Letter).
I payed a $500.00 security deposit when i moved in on May 30, 2007. The Month-To-Month Rental Agreement I initially signed said it would keep $150 for a cleaning charge 30 days after I vacated.
Today, July 2, 2009 i received my security deposit. It was for only $190.00.
She wrote a letter stating that there were "damages" to the apartment.
Screen door: 75.00 because i cut a slit into it for my dog. I only did this because that sliding door never worked, and i was told at one time to simply throw it away because none of the sliding screen doors worked. BTW, i gave her a non-refundable $250 pet deposit to cover any damages when i got my dog.
Toilet Seat cover: 15.00 because the cover is missing. When i moved in, the toilet seat broke and it did not have a cover, I took it upon myself to replace it. Its cover also broke off, i never replaced it because the original never had one.
Cutting board: 25.00 because it was missing. It was always missing. I never had one.
Wall repair: 10.00 for "some type of red color hanger". Its actually a piece of red balloon from a party we had. I couldn't take it off because i couldn't reach it, It simply needs to be pulled off.
Door numbers: 35.00 because i changed them to gold ones. I changed them because the ones i had were mismatched and were falling off, so i took it upon myself to replace them with nicer ones.
What do you think? Can she keep part of my security deposit? I understand the cleaning fee, but not the rest.
Im going to write a letter, but what if that doesn't work? Obviously she's trying to keep as much of the deposit as she can. I heard i can take her to small claims for not returning my deposit with receipts within 21 days. Is this true? Do i have a case? Would this be the only way to get my money back?
