KyleRunkle
New Member
So I paid a hefty security deposit and got almost none of it back accompanied by a final invoice that was supposed to tie into my final statement but was actually about half as much as we were actually charged. Turns out the invoice was in fact incorrect, after a month of trying to get an explanation as to why the invoice didn't match the statement my landlord is now claiming he sent me the wrong invoice...Even if it was the wrong invoice, I totaled up the charges he emailed me in an attempted explanation a few weeks ago and that STILL doesn't match up with the amount we were charged. He sent me pictures, though they aren't labeled or dated, and has never been able to provide any receipts for services or materials after multiple inquiries. Not only are there multiple discrepancies between his communications with me, but beyond that the charges listed are overwhelmingly excessive. I caught him double charging us twice during our stay and was able to get refunded for both occasions but he won't budge on this one. This guy has been an absolute scumbag the entirety of my stay and I want to do everything I can to make sure I get back every dollar I'm owed.
I looked into the Landlord And Tenant Act of 1951 briefly and have found a couple things I'm hoping will allow me to get my money back aside from some common sense that I hope would hold up in court. Please let me know if any of this is relevant, and/or if there's anything else I can use to get justice.
• According to section 250.511b part (a) all deposits are required to be placed in an escrow account as I'm entitled to the interest on that deposit (though insignificant). That being said I was never informed of any escrow account and whilst I shouldn't make assumptions, I can only imagine he doesn't even know what an escrow account is.
• According to section 250.12 part (a) he is required to send me an itemized list of expenses within 30 days. The list he sent me was not itemized, had no receipts or pictures and ended up being for a different house! I got my "actual" invoice over two months late…
• According to section 250.512 part (c) the burden of proof is on the landlord. Not only does he not have any receipts to present to me but the pictures he has aren't labeled or dated...
Please let me know if you can help me find justice as I'm just starting work and am living paycheck to paycheck so the fact that I've lost all this money has been absolutely detrimental.
I looked into the Landlord And Tenant Act of 1951 briefly and have found a couple things I'm hoping will allow me to get my money back aside from some common sense that I hope would hold up in court. Please let me know if any of this is relevant, and/or if there's anything else I can use to get justice.
• According to section 250.511b part (a) all deposits are required to be placed in an escrow account as I'm entitled to the interest on that deposit (though insignificant). That being said I was never informed of any escrow account and whilst I shouldn't make assumptions, I can only imagine he doesn't even know what an escrow account is.
• According to section 250.12 part (a) he is required to send me an itemized list of expenses within 30 days. The list he sent me was not itemized, had no receipts or pictures and ended up being for a different house! I got my "actual" invoice over two months late…
• According to section 250.512 part (c) the burden of proof is on the landlord. Not only does he not have any receipts to present to me but the pictures he has aren't labeled or dated...
Please let me know if you can help me find justice as I'm just starting work and am living paycheck to paycheck so the fact that I've lost all this money has been absolutely detrimental.
