Need some advice. . maybe legal

Kruser6 · Sep 7, 2006

Ok last year I moved into an apartment with a couple buddies. One of my buddies had a Uhaul truck and was having a terrible time backing it up. We have this overhang by the entrance doors to the apartment where you can park your car. He wanted to back the truck in there, so after watching him try to do it for a few minutes I told him to get out and I would do it. So I got in, backed it up about 20 feet underneath and the top of the truck hit a sprinkler head. TOns of water came pouring out and the fire department came to turn off the water.

So we move out of that apartment last year to a new one this year. We were supposed to get our $1,600 deposit back, but instead they say we owe them $135!

The Sprinkler head cost $500 they said! Then we had like $650 painting and $300 for carpet cleaning and I have yet to see what other expenses they charged us, but I am sure its bullshit.

Anyways, my question is this. The overhang didn't have a clearance sign on it. Do I have a legal ground there? Don't any overhangs have to have clearance signs?

Then my next question is, if we can't get the $500 off then is it mine/his responsibility to pay?

TomBrady#1 · Sep 7, 2006

Kruser6 said:
Ok last year I moved into an apartment with a couple buddies. One of my buddies had a Uhaul truck and was having a terrible time backing it up. We have this overhang by the entrance doors to the apartment where you can park your car. He wanted to back the truck in there, so after watching him try to do it for a few minutes I told him to get out and I would do it. So I got in, backed it up about 20 feet underneath and the top of the truck hit a sprinkler head. TOns of water came pouring out and the fire department came to turn off the water.

So we move out of that apartment last year to a new one this year. We were supposed to get our $1,600 deposit back, but instead they say we owe them $135!

The Sprinkler head cost $500 they said! Then we had like $650 painting and $300 for carpet cleaning and I have yet to see what other expenses they charged us, but I am sure its bullshit.

Anyways, my question is this. The overhang didn't have a clearance sign on it. Do I have a legal ground there? Don't any overhangs have to have clearance signs?

Then my next question is, if we can't get the $500 off then is it mine/his responsibility to pay?

Of course it is a LEgal question and you need to talk to an attorney. I would.

Presto · Sep 7, 2006

Take it up here, where your RX shirt and we can cheer you on.

PurplePeopleEater · Sep 7, 2006

need to call and settle or they will place a judgement against you after trying to unsuccessfuly collect. it will then be placed on your credit! others will see and before buying your first house you will have to pay as their will be a lien against you.

hopefully someone else might be able to help you out on here.

Kruser6 · Sep 7, 2006

Purple People Eater said:
need to call and settle or they will place a judgement against you after trying to unsuccessfuly collect. it will then be placed on your credit! others will see and before buying your first house you will have to pay as their will be a lien against you.

hopefully someone else might be able to help you out on here.

Have already bought a house. I hear you though, don't want to have anything against my spot free credit!

WVU · Sep 7, 2006

did he have insurance when he rented the uhaul?

TheFalls · Sep 7, 2006

WVU said:
did he have insurance when he rented the uhaul?

Wouldn't matter if he did or not unless Kruser was a listed driver.

da1prophet · Sep 7, 2006

That sucks....I probably would get an attorney. Whenever I've rented a place I always assumed that I wasn't getting the security deposit back anyway. Most landlords will find a way to screw you out of most (if not all) of the deposit no matter how pristine you keep your place. On the rare occasion that a landlord has been honest and returned my deposit I've treated it as found money. Good luck to you!

viking611 · Sep 7, 2006

agree with below...never thought i would see a deposit come back once moving away and treated it as a gift when i did...why don't you just cough it up as a learning experience and take some responsibility and let them use it for the damage YOU DID manage to cause. You take it to court, will not be worth the $500 bucks that they are claiming for the damage.

deucedeuce · Sep 7, 2006

this was a residence not a public place, no sign needed at the residence and since you were the one who caused the damage in your own residence i think your gonna take this one up the wazoo..

Kruser6 · Sep 10, 2006

viking611 said:
why don't you just cough it up as a learning experience and take some responsibility and let them use it for the damage YOU DID manage to cause.

No need to talk to me like I am some little kid Vikings. This place is totally fucking me over as it doesn't cost $500 to replace a sprinkler head. They said they don't have the papers from the fire deparment anymore to proove it either. Then they charge me $650 to paint?!! The walls had like two marks on them.

I was just asking a question as I figured someone here would know, if you didn't have anything to add other then "Take some responsibility" then there is no need to post.

Kruser6 · Sep 10, 2006

deucedeuce said:
this was a residence not a public place, no sign needed at the residence and since you were the one who caused the damage in your own residence i think your gonna take this one up the wazoo..

Thanks for the reply, I wasn't sure if they needed something like that or not.

DrunkenHorseplayer · Sep 10, 2006

Get in touch with them and demand documentation of every single expense for which they're charging you. If they can't produce it then remind them that if you get sued that you will show up, and possibly countersue them, and you'll demand proof of it then. Check your state's landlord/tenant law for any kind of law which you might be able to use against them; odds are there's something in there that can help you. For example, in Nevada the law says that in order to charge for cleanup a landlord has to have a written description of the property signed and dated by both parties before the move-in. You have to treat these bums like a collection agency; give them the impression that you're willing to go to the mat for every penny. If you do that you can probably get them to drop the $135 charge and call it a day. Good luck!

daringly · Sep 10, 2006

Did you have auto insurance? If so, let them deal with it.

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