Legal Question in Real Estate Law in Pennsylvania
Security Deposit Refund
My wife and I rented a house in March 1996. We signed a three year lease @ $700.00 per month. Our rent was never late and at times paid early. We could not get the landlord to do any maintenance on the property and the windows litterly blew out of the frames. We were fed up after notifying him on many occasions that the windows blew out of the frames. Many other maintenance items were reported and still to no avail. We even replaced the dishwasher out of our own money because the one that came with the house had the motor locked up on it and installed brand new carpet.Due to the neglect of the landlord we warned and carried out our warning of moving out. Question is,are we entitled to our security deposit refund and if so can we sue for triple deposit due to his lack of maintaining the property.
1 Answer from Attorneys
security deposit refund
If you have a written lease, the terms of the lease would govern who is responsible for repairs and maintenance of your apartment and of the property it is a part of. You should be putting your complaints to the landlord in writing, and sending them via certified or registered mail return receipt requested, as well as regular mail or delivering them to a management office.
You may wish to consult with a real estate attorney near you, to determine if all of the conditions amount to "uninhabitable" as it is defined by law. If the apartment is uninhabitable, you may be able to get out of the lease and get your security deposit back.
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