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ssbride05
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ex-landlord advice..
Hi all-I need your opinions as DH and I arent' really coming to an agreement as to how to deal with this situation:
Before we moved, we lived in someone's house-we rented for two years there. During that time, we became friendly with the people we were renting from and my DH would help them out with comptuer stuff. He even put some equipment up there, and when we moved he left it for them. THey were also nice to us, they were personal trainers and helped us out. We thought we had a nice friendhship with them. OH-when DH moved in, they charges us an additional 100 dollars... for what reason, I don;t know. We stayed there b/c we were trying to buy a house at the time..
Last week I received our deposit from them. I left an 850 deposit and got a check for under 700 bucks. I was really pi$$ed off! She said she took money out b/c she had a cleaning lady come in-midn you DH and I spent 3-4 hours cleaning the place, and for some other part, which we understodd.
We clearly had a friendship with them and I am mad b/c I thought she should of told us she was going to have a cleaning lady come in.... and she charged us $100 dollars for a cleaning lady when the total space of this area was under 800 sq. feet before we spent 3-4 hours and paid to come here from CT. In addition to the fact that she still has DH's computer equipment AND we watched their cats for weeks when they would go away-free of charge!
Sorry this is long, I am just ****** and want to say something to her about taking that money... what should I do? Leave it or say something?? I don;t want to be petty...
TIA   
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Re: ex-landlord advice..
I would get the computer equipment back.
As long as they treat your relationship as a business one, I would respond in a reciprocal manner.
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Re: ex-landlord advice..
Posted by nrthshgrl
I would get the computer equipment back.
As long as they treat your relationship as a business one, I would respond in a reciprocal manner.
exactly!
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LaurenExp
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Re: ex-landlord advice..
Posted by Shorty
Posted by nrthshgrl
I would get the computer equipment back.
As long as they treat your relationship as a business one, I would respond in a reciprocal manner.
exactly!
Me three!
ETA: Why don't you and DH agree? What does he think you should do?
Message edited 10/9/2006 8:45:33 AM.
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ssbride05
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Re: ex-landlord advice..
thanks ladies.,... I appreciate your advice.. DH keeps telling me he would rather just not talk to them again... I don't know if we should just let it go then... I don't know!
ETA: He says he hopes losing our friendship with them of two years was worth a hundred dollars... and that he doesn't want to speak to them again...
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Emily
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Re: ex-landlord advice..
I don't mean to be rude but....
of course they were nice to you! They wanted their place kept clean and damage free. The day you move out its over. Its called good business sense...keep the customer happy.
I don't know if I would go as far as driving a few hours to get computer stuff back, just live and learn. JMO
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rose825
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Re: ex-landlord advice..
Posted by ssbride05
thanks ladies.,... I appreciate your advice.. DH keeps telling me he would rather just not talk to them again... I don't know if we should just let it go then... I don't know!
ETA: He says he hopes losing our friendship with them of two years was worth a hundred dollars... and that he doesn't want to speak to them again...
first I was going to ask if saying something is worth risking the friendship. BUt if eiether way teh friendship is over, I would say something. Of course I would say something passive aggressively like "Had I known you were going to charge us for a cleaning lady, we would have bothered to clean up? Were you able to have her do your space too?"
But thats me, it probably is better to let it go.
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ssbride05
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Re: ex-landlord advice..
Posted by EmilyAKAMrsK
I don't mean to be rude but....
of course they were nice to you! They wanted their place kept clean and damage free. The day you move out its over. Its called good business sense...keep the customer happy.
I don't know if I would go as far as driving a few hours to get computer stuff back, just live and learn. JMO
I understand what you mean, and it's def not rude at alL!
We realize now why they were nice, but we felt it went a little beyone just being nice so we can keep their place clean! HTye were inviting us for dinner, inviting us to go on excursions with them.. asking us to watch their housr for a week and a half.
I agree though, we just need to live and learn....
thank you!
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Re: ex-landlord advice..
Posted by nrthshgrl
I would get the computer equipment back.
As long as they treat your relationship as a business one, I would respond in a reciprocal manner.
I agree.
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MrsS2005
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Re: ex-landlord advice..
Posted by LaurenExp
Posted by Shorty
Posted by nrthshgrl
I would get the computer equipment back.
As long as they treat your relationship as a business one, I would respond in a reciprocal manner.
exactly!
Me three!
ETA: Why don't you and DH agree? What does he think you should do?
I also agree.
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