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Jul 3, 2007
I have this great story to tell about an EX-Landlord of mine (James A. Wallace). After marrying 5 yrs ago, we moved into our 1st place together. We made a $500 security deposit. Nine months ago we gave 30 days notice. We had been living month-to-month for over 3 yrs.
My wife got check images to prove what payments were made. I mailed these to Dr. Wallace with written 30 days notice. We cleaned the place well; wiped down walls, vacuumed, etc. I mailed him his keys via certified mail, stating what my new address was & requesting a return of our deposit. Sound familiar? How many people have been ripped off by previous landlords? I didn't trust these guys, so I documented everything & then waited.
According to [PA Law], a landlord MUST return the deposit within 30 days. If he is to claim damages, receipts of such must be returned along with any remaining amount within 30 days. If the landlord fails to comply, the tenant can sue for double the amount of his deposit. There are more, very interesting, stipulations. But the point is, the landlord gets 30 days.
Well, as you might expect, my loser landlord blew me off for, not the first 30, but the first 60 days! I called once after 40 days. He said, "I haven't gotten around to it yet. I'll mail it eventually." When I called after 50 days, he was quite rude & hung up on me. >BAD MOVE BUB<
So I filed a complaint here: [PA Attorney General] Hahaha! Oh yes. How many of these jerks try to screw over their tenants!? But how many tenants don't know the 1st thing about their rights? Once I got the Attorney General's office involved, things played out VERY differently. Within 2 weeks, I had my money!!! Sweet victory....
Jul 2, 2007
Wow. It's been over a year since any updates. |
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