 security deposit (by kim [WA]) Sep 11, 2013 7:50 AM
 security deposit (by Pattyk [MO]) Sep 11, 2013 1:59 PM
security deposit (by V [OH]) Sep 11, 2013 7:39 PM
security deposit (by Gruvin [TX]) Sep 11, 2013 9:09 PM
security deposit (by DIXIE [KS]) Sep 12, 2013 8:16 AM
security deposit (by John... [MI]) Sep 12, 2013 1:31 PM
security deposit (by Gruvin [TX]) Sep 12, 2013 1:39 PM
security deposit (by WMH [NC]) Sep 12, 2013 2:06 PM
security deposit (by Kyle [IN]) Sep 12, 2013 4:12 PM
security deposit (by kim [WA]) Posted on: Sep 11, 2013 7:50 AM
Message:
State Specific Question About: WASHINGTON (WA)
Can you deduct cleaning costs from a security deposit when tenants move out? --67.183.xx.xxx |
security deposit (by Pattyk [MO]) Posted on: Sep 11, 2013 1:59 PM
Message:
if you are the landlord -- yes --107.26.xxx.xx |
security deposit (by V [OH]) Posted on: Sep 11, 2013 7:39 PM
Message:
It would be easiest if you have photos taken at move-in time and the photos of areas not cleaned - in my departure letter I ask for walls, floors, windows, lites, cabinets and water fixtures be cleaned before leaving the unit, I always give a photo-cd at 6 months. --75.94.xxx.xxx |
security deposit (by Gruvin [TX]) Posted on: Sep 11, 2013 9:09 PM
Message:
The most accurate answer is maybe... You can only deduct from the SD for cleaning that brings the unit back to the way it was when the tenant rented it. If the unit was "clean" but nobody wiped the insides of the cabinets or the fridge and oven before they moved in then they are not responsible for that when they move out. --99.126.xx.xx |
security deposit (by DIXIE [KS]) Posted on: Sep 12, 2013 8:16 AM
Message:
Look at your move in inspection. If that doesn't mention that the cabinets, frig, and oven were "not cleaned", then YES you charge them if it is not cleaned when they move out.
Your move in inspection is the key here. Returned house should match [minus normal wear and tear, of course].
Painting appears to be the exception around here, tho. You can not charge for repainting AFTER 6 months UNLESS you can document with your photos that the "damage" was NOT normal wear and tear [such as excessive nail holes in the walls or a fist thru the wall or kids writing on the walls, etc].
Also check your laws. In Kansas, I can charge for MY labor. In other states, you have to "hire" it out. Check your state. --64.71.xxx.xx |
security deposit (by John... [MI]) Posted on: Sep 12, 2013 1:31 PM
Message:
This varies not only by STATE but even by JUDGE. In many situations, you often CANNOT charge to take something back to the "condition it was in at move-in" as some suggest here. My local judge has made it VERY clear that they consider uncleanliness to be NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR regardless of what you write in your lease about it being back in move-in condition. I was flat out told that "that is just part of being a landlord -- having to clean for the next tenant!"
So, it REALLY depends. An unclean carpet or dirty walls/floors, for example, could easily be considered "normal wear and tear" and, therefore, NOT damage and, therefore, NOT deductible from the deposit.
- John...
--216.111.xxx.xx |
security deposit (by Gruvin [TX]) Posted on: Sep 12, 2013 1:39 PM
Message:
John... (MI), I sincerely hope that you help run the campaign of the person that runs against your local judge.(Here locally, the judge that oversees these cases are elected officials by the community) --99.126.xx.xx |
security deposit (by WMH [NC]) Posted on: Sep 12, 2013 2:06 PM
Message:
That's why we started putting the "ready to occupy" list in the LEASE - because NC law very much depends on the agreement between parties. Not that we don't have LAWS governing Landlord-Tenants, but beyond that, the lease is the governing document. Assuming you don't put anything against those laws in the lease, then the tenant (and landlord) are assumed to have agreed to its conditions.
So if you state exactly how you want the unit left when they move out, that's what you can expect. And if you don't get it, you can pay someone to put it back that way. --50.82.xxx.xxx |
security deposit (by Kyle [IN]) Posted on: Sep 12, 2013 4:12 PM
Message:
I have started including a standard list of repair charges in my lease. The tenants agree to what they will pay for the damages they cause up front. Cleaning is one of the items on the list and I charge for it. Make sure you have pictures from move in showing it clean and move out showing the dirt. --50.129.xx.xxx |
Reply:
|
|