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09-19-2005, 06:20 PM
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problems with landlord..sort of..
Here's the story:
My gf was trying to rent out a boat to live on for the school year. She found one and made a verbal agreement (I think, maybe there was a contract) to rent it out for the year. When she got into town to move into the boat, it was in terrible condition. Among other things, there was no hot water or working toilet.. So she and her dad worked on the boat trying to fix it up for a few days (they obviously had no obligation to do this). Then she just decided to go get an apartment. Too bad she had already paid a $200 damage deposit. Her dad called up the landlady and asked for the damage deposit back. She just made up some bullshit about how it wasn't really a damage deposit. Her dad threatened to take them to court, and she hung up on him. He called back later, and she hung up again. What's the right move? If they go to court, can they get more than $200? How likely is it that they'll get the $200 back? 
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#5
09-19-2005, 07:43 PM
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Re: problems with landlord..sort of..
she broke a lease. the landlord could sue your girlfriend. i would drop it.
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09-19-2005, 08:21 PM
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Re: problems with landlord..sort of..
She could take the landlady to small claims mediation where someone will either help them resolve the problem on their own or refer them to a judge who will basically tell the landlady whether or not she can keep the deposit (it probably depends on the terms of the lease). If the $200 is that big of an issue, I'd look into it.
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#8
09-19-2005, 08:39 PM
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Re: problems with landlord..sort of..
[ QUOTE ]
She could take the landlady to small claims mediation where someone will either help them resolve the problem on their own or refer them to a judge who will basically tell the landlady whether or not she can keep the deposit (it probably depends on the terms of the lease). If the $200 is that big of an issue, I'd look into it. [/ QUOTE ] in texas if the gf tried to sue, the landlord could counter sue and theortically get the amount of the entire lease due to her. so if the rent is $600 and it is a 12 month lease she broke the gf would not only lose her $200 but she could owe the landlord an extra $7200. im a landlord and know my texas laws pretty well. those are pretty basic too and bet they dont differ from state to state. bwana
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#9
09-19-2005, 09:38 PM
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Re: problems with landlord..sort of..
[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ] She could take the landlady to small claims mediation where someone will either help them resolve the problem on their own or refer them to a judge who will basically tell the landlady whether or not she can keep the deposit (it probably depends on the terms of the lease). If the $200 is that big of an issue, I'd look into it. [/ QUOTE ] in texas if the gf tried to sue, the landlord could counter sue and theortically get the amount of the entire lease due to her. so if the rent is $600 and it is a 12 month lease she broke the gf would not only lose her $200 but she could owe the landlord an extra $7200. im a landlord and know my texas laws pretty well. those are pretty basic too and bet they dont differ from state to state. bwana [/ QUOTE ] It would depend on whether there was an actual signed lease. The OP wasn't sure if there was a contract or not. It might have all been verbal.
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#10
09-19-2005, 09:45 PM
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Re: problems with landlord..sort of..
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It would depend on whether there was an actual signed lease. The OP wasn't sure if there was a contract or not. It might have all been verbal. [/ QUOTE ] no, in texas even verbal contracts are binding leases. they are a bit stickier for obvious reasons but both parties can be held liable to the terms. bwana
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