Apartment Legal Question

[mredskins]

Originally Posted by Gmanc711

The form they wanted me to fill out asked me where my next address would be that they could send the refunded deposit, and I had not yet finished finding my new apartment, so I had nothing to put there. Since I already provided my written notice, I chose to wait until I had all the information they wanted on the form.

New Address: TBD (will give it you when I get it)


That is what I would have put and handed it in prior to 60 days.


Trust at nearly 40 I have been burnt to many times to know follow their dumb rules to the T to ensure you get your $$$. Espically if it is a $$$ amount that means something to you.

[Gmanc711]

Originally Posted by mredskins

New Address: TBD (will give it you when I get it)


That is what I would have put and handed it in prior to 60 days.


Trust at nearly 40 I have been burnt to many times to know follow their dumb rules to the T to ensure you get your $$$. Espically if it is a $$$ amount that means something to you.

I get what you're saying. Either way it will be a learning experience....

But I still think its BS that they can interpret the signed lease a specific way without it in writing. If I don't get anything back, it is what it is, but as someone else said, there is too much grey area in how it is written.

[mredskins]

Originally Posted by Gmanc711

I get what you're saying. Either way it will be a learning experience....

But I still think its BS that they can interpret the signed lease a specific way without it in writing. If I don't get anything back, it is what it is, but as someone else said, there is too much grey area in how it is written.

I totally agree you have a case but I am just saying in the future do everything they say to the T and you can avoid headaches like this.

If they told me I had to run around the pool 4 times before sixty days to ensure I get my 400 bucks back that I need; you better believe I run 4 times around it and film it.

Anywho good luck to you!

[CRedskinsRule]

Originally Posted by mredskins

I totally agree you have a case but I am just saying in the future do everything they say to the T and you can avoid headaches like this.

If they told me I had to run around the pool 4 times before sixty days to ensure I get my 400 bucks back that I need; you better believe I run 4 times around it and film it.

Anywho good luck to you!

Well, I think his point is that they didn't tell him when they sent the form, that this is the written notice we need.

If he had received an email stating: You must return this form 60 days prior to your lease end date in order to receive your security deposit. My guess is he would have. But he understood his email, and their acknowledgement of the same, as fulfilling his obligation according to the terms of the signed lease.

[mredskins]

Originally Posted by CRedskinsRule

Well, I think his point is that they didn't tell him when they sent the form, that this is the written notice we need.

If he had received an email stating: You must return this form 60 days prior to your lease end date in order to receive your security deposit. My guess is he would have. But he understood his email, and their acknowledgement of the same, as fulfilling his obligation according to the terms of the signed lease.

Without seeing the actual email I can't assume it didn't say that.

Outside of the specifics of this issue my overall theme to him was when dealing with fawktards like Comcast, leasing companies, etc...cross all your T's and dot all your I's if you want avoid messes like this.

[CRedskinsRule]

Originally Posted by mredskins

Without seeing the actual email I can't assume it didn't say that.

Outside of the specifics of this issue my overall theme to him was when dealing with fawktards like Comcast, leasing companies, etc...cross all your T's and dot all your I's if you want avoid messes like this.

I disagree, because he is saying still that he didn't know that form was what was required. If their email had stated it was, they would have shown it to him, and he would have no legal basis to fight it. The fact that he wants to contest it, on the basis he didn't know that form was required, seems to make it either a) self evident that the email did not state it clearly, or b) GManc is an idiot/liar. I am giving the benefit of the doubt, in this case, to GManc.