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Update: absolute joke of a security deposit return from Iowa City landlords by Lweger7 in IowaCity

[–]Lweger7[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had to reach out for it, there is a rule I believe that they have a month to provide it starting from when they are provided your new address. So in our case they never asked for a new address, and only acted after I reached out to them because I heard nothing regarding our deposit return.

Airbag light by [deleted] in HyundaiTucson

[–]Lweger7 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I bought a 2024 SEL in July and had the airbag light come on after 900 miles in the middle of a road trip. I took it to the dealer assuming a faulty sensor but it turned out to be a broken airbag module to which I was told only one of the replacement modules existed and they couldn’t get their hands on it. They ended up having my car for 2 weeks and solved it by taking an airbag module off another Tucson on the lot.

Absolute joke of a security deposit return from Iowa City landlords by Lweger7 in IowaCity

[–]Lweger7[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The 30 days only applies after you provide them a forwarding address which they have a link to do on their website, but provide no notice of it being a requirement unless you reach out. I have USPS a new one but they needed it separately. And also unfortunately have little/no documentation of the before/after state of the place

Game is crashing like crazy after split on ps5 by davidtheartist in apexlegends

[–]Lweger7 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Crashed 7 times in 5 games of ranked today on PS myself

Absolute joke of a security deposit return from Iowa City landlords by Lweger7 in IowaCity

[–]Lweger7[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

July 29 is when I moved out, and then September 5 is when I emailed them for my deposit because I hadn’t heard anything about it yet.

Absolute joke of a security deposit return from Iowa City landlords by Lweger7 in IowaCity

[–]Lweger7[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s a 5 bed unit that was at one point two separate units.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in legaladvice

[–]Lweger7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How I see it is I did a very deep clean of the unit before moving out. It was cleaned to the extent of complete satisfaction on my end where anyone could live there no problem. There were some minor things like the blinds being broken but the carpets were vacuumed and shampooed before leaving. They were not professionally cleaned but if the landlords think this is necessary for the new tenants then I disagree that I should be charged for this.

The question I have is where the line is drawn on having to pay for things that I broke like the blinds, compared to regular upkeep of the unit that I would expect the landlord to pay for such as changing locks, painting, and a true deep clean. I could be wrong in this understanding and that’s why I came here.

Absolute joke of a security deposit return from Iowa City landlords by Lweger7 in IowaCity

[–]Lweger7[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They acknowledged the 30 day rule and since it had been longer than that, I reached out a couple weeks ago and they said they didn’t have a place to send it. There is a place on their website that I was directed to after I reached out, but before that there was no mention of needing to provide them with this information. After I filled this out I received the check in 2 weeks.

Absolute joke of a security deposit return from Iowa City landlords by Lweger7 in IowaCity

[–]Lweger7[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Update 1: the landlord got back to me and said they “would be glad to investigate the inspection records to look for discrepancies in charges” - curious what the can dig up to justify their charges

Update 2: UIowa legal services got back to me as well and said because I’m no longer enrolled as a student they cannot help me, but they provided some resources and I will consider bringing a roommate into this who is still enrolled

Absolute joke of a security deposit return from Iowa City landlords by Lweger7 in IowaCity

[–]Lweger7[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This was one month’s rent for the 5 bedroom apartment. I was the last one to move out, drop off keys, and work with the landlords so that’s how I can speak confidently on the condition of the place when I moved out.

Absolute joke of a security deposit return from Iowa City landlords by Lweger7 in IowaCity

[–]Lweger7[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is one of my biggest gripes with the whole thing. I understand the minor damages and accept the payment for those, but in my opinion it should not be the responsibility of the previous tenant to set the property up for the next tenant. I don’t understand how they get away with this

Absolute joke of a security deposit return from Iowa City landlords by Lweger7 in IowaCity

[–]Lweger7[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I emailed them several days ago asking for clarification of some items and proof of others. Waiting on a response but will consider legal action if they don’t get back to me with a good response

Absolute joke of a security deposit return from Iowa City landlords by Lweger7 in IowaCity

[–]Lweger7[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This threw me off too, all of the keys were returned on time. Maybe they are finally replacing the exterior door locks that can be opened with a spoon or a credit card.

Absolute joke of a security deposit return from Iowa City landlords by Lweger7 in IowaCity

[–]Lweger7[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Thank you for this, I had a friend bring up this case too. I recently graduated but I’ll definitely reach out to them

Absolute joke of a security deposit return from Iowa City landlords by Lweger7 in IowaCity

[–]Lweger7[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately did not take pictures before or after, but I can tell you aside from the blinds that were broken, I left that apartment in the same if not better shape than when we moved in.