Q: My daughter is a student and is leasing an apartment. Her lease is up in a month and 7 days. About a month back she
kept some pets over the weekend for a friend and the landlord came in unannounced and saw them. She immediately demanded that she pay the $300 pet deposit, which I'm sure they will take out of her deposit. The landlord came in yesterday to show the apartment and is now saying the apartment has fleas and she wants to charge my daughter to spray the home. My daughter has been cleaning, preparing to move out but according to her lease still has over a month to do so. She has sever anxiety, going to summer school and works 3-4 jobs to pay for school. The landlord wants the cleaning and spraying done now and will not allow my daughter the time allowed by the lease. When I spoke to the landlord about this she said the lease gives her the right to do this. I didn't have room to put what lease says. Is this legal.
A: The answer is going to depend on what the lease says. I don't think an attorney will be able to assist you without reviewing the provisions of the lease.
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