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发帖数: 1714 | 1 【 以下文字转载自 SanFrancisco 讨论区 】
发信人: joyjoy (joy), 信区: SanFrancisco
标 题: 分享一下我如何拿回公寓扣的security deposit的吧
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Sat Aug 6 11:46:54 2011, 美东)
前段时间搬出住了3年多的公寓，客厅地毯是被我家弄得很脏了。更惨的是自己洗地毯
的时候掉了bleach在进门的地方，很大一块颜色都不一样。 心里知道会被扣钱。
后来收到公寓的退款支票和扣款清单，但是没有提供任何证据。说扣款中包含换客厅地
毯花的$500刀。 我觉得太多了。就钻研了加州的tenant law. 发现加州还是比较保护
租房子的人。房东要扣钱必须提供itemized receipts，然后只能扣换的东西的剩余价
值（预期5年适用寿命的新地毯你用了3年，全部换的话租户也只负担2/5的费用）。
于是打电话要receipt, 后来又写了一封信 （附上做参考）,当面送信，让公寓签字画
押说收到了这封信。 后来拿到所谓的receipts才发现公寓提供了两个receipts, 一个
是 换地毯的估价单 (price quote $500), 一个是补地毯的invoice ($100). 估价单的
日期在补地毯的2个星期钱。 NND, 居然骗我说换了地毯。 还想蒙混过关用估价单(
price quote)来充 invoice. 这些单词我都不会，我若干年前GRE不是白考了？
于是义正严词打电话过去指出这个天大的漏洞，威胁要上small claim court, 而且要
他们补偿我所有的浪费在这个事情上的hours,按我的工资时薪算。
一个星期后，收到公寓$500的支票 。哈哈，连补地毯的钱都没敢收我的了。
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From: xxxx, address
To :xxx Owner of xx Apartments
Address
We have called your office last Monday (xxx) regarding the charges with
an
amount of $ _______ under “carpet cleaning”. We were told that the
charge was for carpet replacement. We have requested detailed receipts
but
have not received anything so far. This is a follow up letter for this
matter.
We don’t agree with the charge for the carpet replacement because of the
following reasons:
1) You have not provided us copies of detailed receipts for the carpet
replacement, including materials (brand name, model, price of the
carpet,
padding, and others) and labor charges.
2) You have not provided us the installation time, brand name, model,
price
and average useful life expectancy for the carpet we used during the
period
we stayed in the property (date here)
3) You have not showed us how you calculated the amount of $ _______
to be
under our liability.
Please provide the information above in a letter and send the letter to
us
since it is required by law. Under California law (see
http://www.dca.ca.gov/publications/landlordbook/sec-deposit.sht
“ The landlord also must send tenants copies of receipts for the
charges
that the landlord incurred to repair or clean the rental unit and that
the
landlord deducted from your security deposit. The landlord must include
the
receipts with the itemized statement. The landlord must follow these
rules:
If the landlord or the landlord's employees did the work - The itemized
statement must describe the work performed, including the time spent and
the
hourly rate charged. The hourly rate must be reasonable.
If another person or business did the work - The landlord must provide
tenants copies of the person's or business' invoice or receipt. The
landlord
must provide the person's or business' name, address, and telephone
number
on the invoice or receipt, or in the itemized statement.”
signature
Date:
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