What are my rights if I paid a deposit and partial rent on a house but ever completed the lease ortook possession due to problems with the utilities?
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What are my rights if I paid a deposit and partial rent on a house but ever completed the lease ortook possession due to problems with the utilities?
About 8 months also I was going to rent a house. I paid a deposit and 3/4 of rent on a Monday and was to return with the completed lease and rest of the money on the following Friday. I went to water department to find out about a deposit and was told the meter had been pulled do to excessive water usage; they believed there was a leak. I returned immediately to the rental place and told them I did not want a house with problems and wanted my money back. They said it had to be in writing so I did that and then the lady said that it would have to go to corporate for the refund. Still nothing 8 month. later.
Asked on August 19, 2011 Oklahoma
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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
If the property management company has not had any contact with you about the rental that you could not occupy due to the absence of water for eight months, you can presume that you are not going to be pressured about breaching any lease.
If you have requested the deposit and partial rental return months ago, you need to call the property management company right away about the situation and follow up on the subject with a written letter requesting their return by a stated date.
If the deposit and partial rent are not returned to you by the time requested, your option would be to file a small claims court action against the property management company and the landlord for their return.
Good luck.
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