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I loved for 2 and a half months in a house in temecula, I broke the lease and waited until the pm will find new tenants. 2 weeks before I moved out I notice that the grass is getting dry as the it stopped raining, I email the property manager and reported that I don't think their Gardner turn on the sprinkler as the grass getting dry, they didn't take care of it and other request I had about the fridge ( ice machine broke and they haven't fix it).
I tried to figure out how to turn on the sprinkler and was able to do so only in the front yard for five minutes.
A week after I moved I contact the pm requesting my deposit, she said the did is dead and it will cost 2,000 to replace it !!!they also charge me 400 for carpet cleaning when I only lived there for 2.5 months!!
The lease says that tenant is reponsinle to water landscape and landlord responsible to maintain it ( hence Gardner)
The landlord or the pm are not signed on the lease...
There is no quick fix or easy way to fight it but I would suggest to first send a demand letter asking for your full deposit back. Instructions are listed in the link below.
There are specific laws for landlords to abide by regarding the use of and the return of security deposits. Make sure to read everything in this link in its entirety and make sure to follow any/all of the steps involved. California Tenants - California Department of Consumer Affairs
No one here can provide any legal advice. If the above link does not answer your questions and you still need additional guidance you need to contact an attorney or use one of the suggested legal sources provided in the link above so they can get all of the details and review your lease, etc.
Last edited by Corn-fused; 05-29-2016 at 09:53 PM..
You said you were responsible for watering landscaping, but you told the landlord that the grass was getting dry? Did you water? You said you were trying to figure out how to work out the sprinkler, but couldn't. Did you call to ask how to do it? It sounds like you are saying that keeping the landscaping hydrated was your responsibility, so it wasn't the gardner's job to water.
You have a lease that has no signature from the landlord? The charges seem pretty ridiculous. I would want more details. Do you have pictures of the property on move out?
Your lease says that you are responsible for watering the lawn. You didn't water and the lawn died. $2,000 to replace a lawn is about what it costs as long as the lawn is rather small.
As for carpet cleaning, how happy would you be to move into a house thar contained several month's worth of the previous tenant's dirt? Tenants expect to move in with clean carpet.
The lease says tenant responsible for watering and landlord for maintenance, no one told me how to turn on the sprinklers or program it, the Gardner said he turn it in but didn't.
I reported this to pm and they didn't respond to this
Now she tells me that u should have bought a hose in Home Depot and water it myself
You said you were responsible for watering landscaping, but you told the landlord that the grass was getting dry? Did you water? You said you were trying to figure out how to work out the sprinkler, but couldn't. Did you call to ask how to do it? It sounds like you are saying that keeping the landscaping hydrated was your responsibility, so it wasn't the gardner's job to water.
You have a lease that has no signature from the landlord? The charges seem pretty ridiculous. I would want more details. Do you have pictures of the property on move out?
No signature from landlord or pm
I have pics of the grass
Is there a drought in your area? If yes, there might be water restrictions that restrict you from watering the lawn altogether or possibly on certain days. Check those laws now. google the town name and things like 'lawn water restriction'. Or your county name (often for unincorporated towns, the county rules apply).
If there are watering restrictions, you cannot be expected to break the law because you are supposed to follow the water restrictions.
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What steps you advise me to take? Can they charge me on carpet cleaning?
