Landlord Problems in Southwest Colorado

[BodenTA]

Originally Posted by Dreaming of Hawaii

I wouldn't be spending too much time overthinking the life expentancy of certain flooring. The bottom line is, he may be able to get away with charging you to fix things that he claims you broke. You've already admitted that you didn't take pictures when you moved in (a valuable lesson learned for next time) so there's no proof of what was there before. And if he already has your deposit, he'll just keep it and you are going to have to fight to get it back.

Since you've talked with other tenants of his who are also having problems, I suggest that you consider going in together to hire an attorney. That way everyone saves money and you probably would have a better case than if it's just you trying to prove that it's his fault.

Colorado's tenant/landlord laws are very weak and definitely favor the landlord. You probably won't get any help from the county.

Luckily I don't plan on renting...ever again. I know I was stupid for not taking pictures. I know I do deserve to have part of my deposit used for repairs. What I don't agree with is having to pay more than my deposit to repair the crappy flooring he had in there to begin with.

I'd rather not go to court. I just want some legal advice so I can have some ammo when my landlord tries to charge me more than he should.

However, teaming up with the other tenants to hire an attorney isn't a bad idea. I may consider that.