 Broken Lease (by Bill [VA]) Sep 30, 2009 8:38 AM
 Broken Lease (by James [MA]) Sep 30, 2009 8:43 AM
Broken Lease (by MrRational [MD]) Sep 30, 2009 8:45 AM
Broken Lease (by Virden [OH]) Sep 30, 2009 8:47 AM
Broken Lease (by RR78 [VA]) Sep 30, 2009 9:59 AM
Broken Lease (by in [IN]) Sep 30, 2009 12:02 PM
Broken Lease (by Bill [VA]) Posted on: Sep 30, 2009 8:38 AM
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State Specific Question About: VIRGINIA (VA)
1 Yr lease was terminated 2 months early on the premise that the spouse had military transfer and needed to relocate. He was actually retired army and took a civilian position with a company whose HQ is in another state, however he is still located in VA.
I am owed two months rent, and clean up fees for some misc items. I did check out the job position and found out it was strictly civilian, not military, wrote a nice letter, and have not heard anything from them, nor am getting any help from the prop. mgr/agent.
Since I live in the state that his new job is in, would I be able to attach his wages through that place? Am I entitled to keep the security and pet deposits totalling 2000.00? What is my recourse? --75.23.xxx.x |
Broken Lease (by James [MA]) Posted on: Sep 30, 2009 8:43 AM
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Tallying up your damage and deduct it from the security deposit. Then, send the accounting per your state's laws. Pet deposits are for pet damage and can't be applied to back rent. You will have to sue if the damage exceeds the deposit and they still won't pay. --204.155.xx.xxx |
Broken Lease (by MrRational [MD]) Posted on: Sep 30, 2009 8:45 AM
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Sounds like you have your undies in a bunch over the less than honorable use of the Military transfer rules. Fair enough; but whatever the reasons presented were is immaterial to what obligations remain. There is nothing to be gained by focusing on the subterfuge.
Upon their moving out did you PROMPTLY and EARNESTLY attempt to re-rent the unit and by that to MITIGATE and possible damages?
Because you don't mention any of this I am left to assume it didn't happen. If you can't objectively PROVE you did these things then you don't have much to fall back on.
--65.127.xxx.xxx |
Broken Lease (by Virden [OH]) Posted on: Sep 30, 2009 8:47 AM
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You will need to have court in the rental unit city or county, this is one reason long distance landlording does not work for many folks. You should have requested the military paperwork to show this was in fact a real transfer - mostly this is used by overseas transfer, even though temp may lead to longer than originally specified. How to recover? Photos of damages with estimates or repair receipts, copy of lease to small claims court. You must send accounting statement and any return funds in timely manner according to rental location local and state laws - knowing these laws is the best way to answer this type question, it is the landowners responsibility to know them and/or hire a lawyer who is in that courtroom often to get the best outcome - most flat-fee evictions cost about 3-350bux including damages case after unit is turned over for owner to change locks. --76.241.xxx.xx |
Broken Lease (by RR78 [VA]) Posted on: Sep 30, 2009 9:59 AM
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You charge for cost to re rent, cleanup, physical damages, and loss of rent. Assuming you did try to re rent for the 2 months and could not.
Deduct from deposit. The balance sue in small claims court. Once you get a judgment then you can do a garnishment.
--71.127.xxx.xxx |
Broken Lease (by in [IN]) Posted on: Sep 30, 2009 12:02 PM
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Ok i'm stuck between a rock and a hard place right now. I need cheap housing! don't really care about the condition of the house, i know how to plumb, wire, drywall, paint, ect. maybe we can work out a deal? My girlfriend's dad has just lost their house, and she has to choose between us getting a place, or her moving to hardfard city into a two bedroom house with 9 people! yeah so let me know if you have something?
Found you a new tenant on CL. --68.58.xxx.xx |
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