Q: I am moving out and am hearing from others that the landlady is planning to not refund my deposit. What are my rights?
When I moved in I took over the lease from a friend, with the landlady's permission to do so. However, the place was not cleaned and there was no walk through when I moved in. I cleaned it and made small repairs that were needed because the landlady was unavailable to meet with me, despite the fact that I asked her to. I know that she is planning to replace the flooring in the house because she has had the contractor over here measuring for it. Can she take the cost of that out of my deposit? And can she take my deposit to repair things that were already broken when I moved in?
A: If you took over the lease, you are likely subject to what it looked like/condition it was in when your friend moved in. This depends on what you lease says. If the flooring was fine when your friend moved in and the items were not broken when they moved in, then you may be on the hook. In general, see this link: https://www.osbar.org/public/legalinfo/1260_FeesDeposits.htm
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