The Last Apartment in Houma

[pshaw_raven]

It started almost immediately. I knew the place wasn't in great shape, but it was the only apartment in town

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[tonithegreat]

I had a small apartment that I painted in jewel tones. The bedroom was deep turquoise, the living room a ruby red, and the bathroom peridot and jungle tones. I did a nice job, but didn't paint it back white when I moved out. I didn't expect my deposit back, but they found someone who loved the colors to rent after me and I was shocked to get the whole deposit back. This took me back to that place!

[misfitmanor]

Goodness. I don't know what state you live in, but I've spent 17 years in residential property management, and a place like this would be shut down here. I can't believe you put up with this.

[eeyore_grrl]

I once pointed out where my rabbit had chewed on the moulding, so my housemates wouldn't get dinged for it. The landlord said it fell under wear and tear...

[inteus_mika]

Always nice to receive what's due for a job well done, makes the satisfaction of the work more rewarding. And good for you for using your understanding of the job to "be the better" party.

[sinnamongirl]

Ugh, that sounds awful. I moved out of one apartment where it appeared a pipe had broken, and mushrooms were growing out of this large rust-orange stain in the carpet. Because I was 1) depressed and 2) not sure of when it had started (I'd had stuff over that spot for some time), I didn't report it to the landlord, just moved and figured I could kiss my deposit goodbye.

Weirdly I got the whole thing back on a technicality - in my state, there's a time limit for landlords to contact you about the deposit; after a certain point of time I think you automatically forfeit the deposit, but if *they* haven't contacted you, they're at fault somehow (forgive the vagueness, this was years ago). So after some months in my new place I wrote a little "pursuant to this statute" with the time limit, I'm asking for my whole deposit back. Bam, like a week later, the whole thing came in. It was lovely. Especially because with that stupid mushroom spot, I probably didn't deserve it.