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Thanks for all your responses! To clariy, I've been speaking with the community director about the situation, not the secretary...and I actually paid $300...half was a non-refundable pet fee, and the other half was a pet deposit. I understand that I may not receive the refund depending on how much they decide to charge me for cleaning, etc. but what's frustrating is the fact that they don't even see my pet deposit documented.
So if they decide to charge $250 for cleaning, they'll end up billing me an extra $50 on top of my normal $200 security deposit. I just want them to show that I have up to $350 in deposits to charge against...not $200.
My online statements don't go back that far, but I'm going to contact my bank to find out whether they could send me a copy of the statement. When I opened my account, it was Washington Mutual, but since then it's been bought out by Chase. Hopefully they kept better records than my apartment complex during the transition.
Thanks for all your responses! To clariy, I've been speaking with the community director about the situation, not the secretary...and I actually paid $300...half was a non-refundable pet fee, and the other half was a pet deposit. I understand that I may not receive the refund depending on how much they decide to charge me for cleaning, etc. but what's frustrating is the fact that they don't even see my pet deposit documented.
So if they decide to charge $250 for cleaning, they'll end up billing me an extra $50 on top of my normal $200 security deposit. I just want them to show that I have up to $350 in deposits to charge against...not $200.
My online statements don't go back that far, but I'm going to contact my bank to find out whether they could send me a copy of the statement. When I opened my account, it was Washington Mutual, but since then it's been bought out by Chase. Hopefully they kept better records than my apartment complex during the transition.
If you paid by check I think you can definetely get a statement. I would add the fee to get it(if they charge you) to what they owe you as well.
If you paid by check I think you can definetely get a statement. I would add the fee to get it(if they charge you) to what they owe you as well.
A statement isn't going to be enough, though, because it won't show who the check went to. A copy of the check is what is needed. Technically, banks are required to keep that information for seven years, so it should still exist, though it might be difficult to find because of the change in banks.
This is all out of proportion. OP is making a large lease breaking payment. Don't until all sums of money are agreed to and properly accounted. He who holds the cash is always in charge.
OP does not need a copy of the check. The addendum and her testimony are more than sufficient for small claims court. Unless the PM has a journal entry that refutes the payment OP is golden. One presumes the obvious in such litigation. In fact the PM will almost always fold rather than actually go to court.
Finally I would observe that $150 is not worth the trouble if you are moving out of town....
This is all out of proportion. OP is making a large lease breaking payment. Don't until all sums of money are agreed to and properly accounted. He who holds the cash is always in charge.
OP does not need a copy of the check. The addendum and her testimony are more than sufficient for small claims court. Unless the PM has a journal entry that refutes the payment OP is golden. One presumes the obvious in such litigation. In fact the PM will almost always fold rather than actually go to court.
Finally I would observe that $150 is not worth the trouble if you are moving out of town....
I agree with all of this and will simply the LLR's don't like escrow account mistakes. A simple threat of a report may be enough to get the deposit back but wait until the dust has settled from breaking the lease. If you don't get it probably isn't worth pursuing regardless but you an report them to the LLR anyway if you feel justified.
Sorry read about this situation HOWEVER you could return to your bank request copies of your checks written in that particular month. It may take several weeks I would assume banks keeps records for approx. 7 years.
It sounds as though they are playing a game
Good luck
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