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I moved out of my apartment in Tempe on July 31st, got a check in the mail for $80, out of a $500 deposit. Not a big deal, doesn't bother me, only person it bothers is my roommate. I adopted a cat midyear and snuck my cat in (I know it was the wrong thing to do, just couldn't afford the $350 pet fee at the time and I had 1 month left on my lease) and she kind of tore up the carpet and urinated on it and everything, I cleaned what I could but come move out time the entire carpet had to be replaced. My roommate is claiming that I texted him saying I would repay him for any security deposit lost due to the cat, which I really don't remember texting him. He wants to take me to court by a certain date if I don't give him his money back, although we never had anything in writing that I would pay him back the money. What do I do?
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Last edited by yellowbelle; 08-31-2016 at 07:13 PM..
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Pay him for the damages your cat caused which made him lose his part of the security deposit.
Train your animals properly.
Pay the pet fee before you get a pet.
But there was absolutely no agreement between me and him about who should pay had the security deposit been lost, because he did his fair share of damage to the apartment. My cat is domesticated and goes to the litter box. It wasn't a thing with training. Issue is I deep cleaned the carpet a lot over the summer and the carpet wasn't horrible at all and it did not smell. which is why I feel like the carpet cleaning company just wants money
Okay, you asked, I answered but you already have an excuse as to why you should not be held responsible for the damage your sneaked in cat caused.
Carry on, bless you.
Your cat caused the damage that caused you to forfeit most of the deposit. He didn't do anything to cause that, did he? You owe him his half. Regardless of an agreement, you admitted that your actions (sneaking in the cat, allowing the cat to pee everywhere, etc.) caused this.
This is a no-brainer to anyone with an ounce of integrity.
I think the other roommate is just as at fault as you are for allowing you to keep a cat in the apartment. I would have had you immediately remove it and if you refused I would have contacted the rental office. You both deserve to be out that money.
I think the other roommate is just as at fault as you are for allowing you to keep a cat in the apartment. I would have had you immediately remove it and if you refused I would have contacted the rental office. You both deserve to be out that money.
I kind of agree with this.
Also, who paid the $500 at the beginning? Whoever paid this is out the money, really. If you each paid $250 and you each got $80 back you are each out $170. If he is serious about a lawsuit I'd probably pay him his $170 share and move on (assuming that is how the deposit was paid to begin with)
Also, get your cat to the vet. Peeing all over and tearing stuff up is not normal behavior. Something might be medically wrong with it. (cat's tend to go outside the litter box if they have a UTI or kidney stones, for example)
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