I rented a log home in PA (for cheap, duel to condition) for the last year. While I live in FL, I've been up North enough to make it financially worthwhile (about 5-8 days per month) and it's a whole bunch nicer than hotels. Not to mention that there are days where hotels are not available.
Anyway, the place sold and the landlord has not returned my $1600 rent deposit and my $800 pet deposit. Neither my wife, nor my dog ever came North, so that was a waste..,...
Because the place was utterly trashed when I moved in, I spent my free time there cleaning, pressure washing and repairing. Thinking I might keep it for a few years until I retire. Previous tenants were NASTY. My point is the time there was spent cleaning it, fixing tile, toilets, showers, plumbing leaks, cleaned all the basement mold, pressure washed the front and back decks (they were solid green/slimy) and treated them with preservative, not to mention de-greasing the entire kitchen that had not been cleaned in years.
I left it in far better condition than when I moved in and PERFECTLY CLEAN. (Maybe a little OCD..... )
Because of this, and the fact that I was not there most of the time, he was able to show it, and rapidly sell it.
Yet my deposit remains un returned.
Yes, I took many pics and videos prior to moving in, and upon move out, for proof.
Thoughts?
Anyway, the place sold and the landlord has not returned my $1600 rent deposit and my $800 pet deposit. Neither my wife, nor my dog ever came North, so that was a waste..,...
Because the place was utterly trashed when I moved in, I spent my free time there cleaning, pressure washing and repairing. Thinking I might keep it for a few years until I retire. Previous tenants were NASTY. My point is the time there was spent cleaning it, fixing tile, toilets, showers, plumbing leaks, cleaned all the basement mold, pressure washed the front and back decks (they were solid green/slimy) and treated them with preservative, not to mention de-greasing the entire kitchen that had not been cleaned in years.
I left it in far better condition than when I moved in and PERFECTLY CLEAN. (Maybe a little OCD..... )
Because of this, and the fact that I was not there most of the time, he was able to show it, and rapidly sell it.
Yet my deposit remains un returned.
Yes, I took many pics and videos prior to moving in, and upon move out, for proof.
Thoughts?