Moving out is costing me so much money and I am INFURIATED  

I have never had to deal with a real estate agent. We want to move so bad but we know there are huge fees included with it and we just cannot afford that right now at all. I am sorry that you are having to deal with it.

Can't day that I have been through that much grief. What you should have done is noted everything about when you first moved in the place and sent a letter - certified mail - to the real estate company. That way when you moved out and they said you need to do XYZ and you have proof that all of those marks were their prior to your move in.

How did they justify not giving you back all of your money after you removed tha marks? In most states, in order for them to keep any of your money they have to send you a detailed list of what they took money out for.

If you have proof you moved out on Sept 16th, you can send that to the electric company and they won't make you pay that bill. They will bill the current tenant - or the real estate company.

I am so sorry you had to go through with all that hardship... the money you paid is certainly not worth all the time and effort you spent cleaning the house... so i can understand why you are upset... i hope you will be lucky with your next apartment...

This is why i love the apartment where my daughter and i live... it is small but we are the first ones to live there... and my landlady had it cleaned before we moved in... so i consider myself very lucky...

Holy crap!!! Sounds like you've had a landlord from hell and beyond, coffeeshot. The 2 times we've ever rented, we never had problems with the landlord. They were great people. Guess we were lucky in that respect. IF you ever rent again, take tons of pictures of what the place looks like BEFORE you move a piece of your stuff in and BEFORE you do any type of cleaning and keep them in a safe place for when/if you need them when you move out. Had you done this, you wouldn't of had to spend time/money scrubbing the walls of marks that you didn't make. Sounds like your EX needs to have his wallet/brain dragged through the manure for a while. Sending prayers up that things start looking up for you soon, my friend.

Hi Dear
Not a Good Situation u r In, And u know what i will blame it to Ur Ex rather then Real state agent ( no doubt she is making fuss too) as he must take responsibilty of same.

Well whenever i rent some thing, i note all readings of Power, Gas Etc and Give it to Agent, Show him Repair needed and tell him its Not Me

And same i do before giving keys back to avoild later problems

regards

zass

This whole thing just wreaks. For one thing, there is a thing called, "normal wear and tear" on a place. The walls fit into that category. That should not come out of your deposit. As for the electricity, rather than disconnecting it, you should ask them to transfer your electric bill to your new place and leave the electricity on in the old. The landlord should get that bill until new tenents move in. I have never dealt with this much from one landlord. I did year's ago, lose a deposit because I could not prove some things that were wrong with the place when I moved in & not something I caused. I was told then, to take pictures of things that are not right with a place when you move in & there you'll have proof. live & learn.

i feel for you...i haven't moved out yet but i know i will be dealing with this sh1t once moved out this 1st month of the year 2009...when i move in this apartment it has a lot of things that is broken, like for example the shower is broken, the faucet are broken both on the sink and the the laundry area, the laundry area drainage is flooding whenever we do our laundry...the door knobs are broken as well...just when I'm done with the inspection once i move in i told the landlady and here's what she has to say "once you moved in you must have inform me with it rather than waiting for days to report it, now i cant do anything with it coz i didn't know who broke it" it hit my nerves but i was in the contract already, so i fix all of it...now, on August this year i was robbed inside the apartment...took my personal belongings and money specially my laptop...he broke in the window but before that he tried to break in the front door reason why the front door knob is broke again...so i called her and said i was robbed and that i need her to change the knob because i don't feel much safer and that i need a double lock...here's what she has to say "it is not my responsibility to check upon your security, its the tenant who is responsible for their safety" in other words i had to change it again myself...just this year i had so much expenses with this apartment....so i told her, "fine! I'll change it again. but this time when i move out I'm taking the replacement i had to do in this apartment..because at the first place it says on the contract you are the one liable for changing what's broken it its a natural cause....

While I haven't had to deal with a real estate agent, I have had to deal with a property manager, and I can say that I have had similar results. Basically they can get away with almost anything. What you need to do when you rent a place is to make sure you document everything that is wrong when you move in. Take pictures, Videos, and copious notes, and make sure the pictures and videos show the date and time. THen you make a copy, give the copy to the agent, and that way they will know what was wrong when you moved in. If they still try to take all your money, then you take them to court. With all the documentation you would have no problem winning a ruling and compensation for your troubles. As for the electric company, all you have to do to deal with them is calmly, but sternly tell them the exact date you moved out. Then explain to them that you were told in the contract not to shut off the electric immediately. That way if anything you can tell the judge when you left and the agent will be responsible for the expense on your electric. Otherwise, shut off the electric immediately upon moving out, because legally once you are out you are no longer a resident and you are not responsible for keeping the electric on.

i am lucky i have a good real estate agent,and every little mark was noted on the walls etc,a pre lease inspection,so they know what was there before i moved in.do you have a pre lease inspection report.i would definately find out why you did not get all the money back from your bond,and you can get on to the rental bond board and find out your rights.also as far as the electricity you can get onto the telecommunications ombudsman and lodged a complaint,if you feel the the telecommunications people have not done the right thing by you.i am in n.s.w,so you should have the same people in your state.cheers sue

yes this is very costy for all .