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Originally Posted by ken0042
Refresh my memory if it's already been covered in the thread, but does he have an "In" inspection that you signed off on? Because IIRC if he doesn't have that, you pretty much would have to trash the place to not get anything back.
A number of years ago I had a jerk for a landlord and was leaving on less than happy terms. But when I moved in he gave me the In report to sign and I never did. So on move out day he came in for the "inspection" and asked me "so, is there anything I should know about here?"
You could be on the hook for the carpet cleaning; assuming he asked you to do that.
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The funny thing is that he never got me to sign anything. No reference checks (although I have 3 good references), nothing to sign, etc.
Additionally, on Jan 31, when I moved out, after I had cleaned the washrooms, and vaccuumed the rug, which was in fine shape, he told me to "come back later" when I requested him to view the room and washroom.
I called him in the evening and was told to "wait until next week when I have money". Then after 5 calls, 3 msg left I finally got ahold of him on the 10th, and he basically out of the blue to me to "go ###### myself"
Then today I get this letter, as I was unaware completely of any supposed damage. I actually showed it to 3 people at work, and they think the guy is nuts, and to go after him, but argue at the same time that maybe it's not worth it because it would cost me too much to fight in civil court.
So basically it's not so much the money, but the fact that I trusted this guy and he basically stole the deposit and in more words or less, is saying "I have your money, now what are you going to do about it". It's a shame because I really could have used that deposit.
I'm just having trouble finding info on what to do if the Residental Tenancy Act doesn't apply, as I'm sure this happens quite frequently, especially in Calgary I would imagine.