Legal Question in Real Estate Law in Florida

Hi! My old apartment complex is charging me $100 for damaged couches.This is how it goes... My roommates and I are on individual leases. Originally, my roommate who moved in halfway through the year (December) forgot to put in her condition form that there were scratches on the couch, so she got $100 taken out of her security deposit and the rest was given to her. She disputed it and told them I could vouch the scratches were there before she moved in by writing a letter. I didn't want to put my name in writing on anything so I didn't write the letter. I tried helping my old roommate as much as possible by trying to meet face-to-face with the manager, but she would never meet with us. We sent emails, and eventually I ended up being charged $100. So, now my old roommate and I are both trying to dispute this. One of my claims was that they could not solely charge one person in the apartment, therefore they charged each of us $100. Reasons why I think I should not have to pay this is: 1)They lost my condition form, however they say that it's my fault that I don't have a copy of it 2)They are going off one condition form (the one my roommate forgot to mark the damages 3) I had previously disputed the couches the year prior and they were taken off 4) The old, damaged couches still have not been replaced


Asked on 10/10/14, 1:49 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Barry Stein De Cardenas, Freixas, Stein & Zachary

Not worth disputing this too far. Costs of litigation will be far more than the $100. You can certainly wait for them to sue you and defend on the theories you presented. The facts will determine who wins.

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Answered on 10/10/14, 1:52 pm


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