About a month ago, I put a partial deposit down on a rental property. it needed a lot of work done in it, and i wasnt prepared to move until mid september which the property representative was ok with. the property owner lives in florida, the house is in Indiana, and has been handled by the son in law. So, after the son in law was a no show for the 5th time, a week before my move in day i told the owner and his son in law, i have had enough with the no show situation and was not comfortable renting and counting on them as landlords.
I was ignored for the next week when i called to request my deposit back. then after a week, they said it is a non refundable deposit, the house is already rented, and that was that.
I never signed a lease, and have a reciept that does not state non refundable on it.
Do they have the right to keep my money? Plus the house was not ready to move into until the week before my moving date, so i didnt hold anything up, they no showed, and didnt have the house done.
I was ignored for the next week when i called to request my deposit back. then after a week, they said it is a non refundable deposit, the house is already rented, and that was that.
I never signed a lease, and have a reciept that does not state non refundable on it.
Do they have the right to keep my money? Plus the house was not ready to move into until the week before my moving date, so i didnt hold anything up, they no showed, and didnt have the house done.
