Legal Question in Real Estate Law in Florida

Security deposits

Last week I moved from my old apartment and my old landlord is saying that he is going to deduct a fee for painting the walls and cleaning the carpets from my $1000 deposit. I had previously offered to clean the carpets AND paint the walls but he never had a staight answer, most likely because he wanted to charge me for it. Does he have the right to charge me for something he has to do anyway? I have never been charged at any of the 5 apartments I have lived at in the past for cleaning the carpets and painting the walls, usually they do that reguardless. Please help.


Asked on 2/26/07, 2:41 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
David Slater David P. Slater, Esq.

Re: Security deposits

Not for usual wear and tear.

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Answered on 2/26/07, 6:06 pm


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