How long after moving out of an apt in MI can a landlord come after you for “back rent”?
Saturday, January 9th, 2010 at
10:00 am
We moved out in Oct. 2006, for the last few weeks our last landlord is trying to tell us we owe him “back rent” and he kept the security deposit for damages. When we moved in it took me 2 weeks to clean it so we could move in . The past tenants were put in jail and there were piles of garbage in the house.
For 18 months he would not fix exposed wires, no back door”for 6 months”, broken drawers, mushrooms and sex stuff painted on the walls up-stairs, and the floor in front of the sink where my foot went thru. When we moved out the landlord said “this is the cleanest apt. anyone has ever left me with.” For 2 months after we asked for a final tally and were ignored. now almost 10 months later we were told he was keeping the deposit for the damages and we owe him back rent. He continues to harrass my wife at work because he know’s where I would tell him to go.
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If you owe back rent, then you owe back rent. Makes no difference what condition the apt. was in, if he fixed anything or not. you owe the rent. You chose to move into a slum, and stayed there in the condition it was in. If you weren’t smart enough to tell he wasn’t fixing anything, you should have been smart enough to try the correct way to get him to fix it! Since you didn’t, then you owe the rent!
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¿el lugar suena como descarga, por qué usted incluso se movió adentro allí en el primer lugar? y sobre el alquiler, conjeturo que depende si usted los individuos firmó un arriendo o no y el tiempo o no usted pagó el alquiler que él le demanda debe. pero si usted tiene recibos del alquiler, usted debe ser fino.
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This is not legal advice. In Michigan the statute of limitations for written contracts is 6 years. Obviously, you are well within the limitations.
Do you have pictures or documentation? You will need that in order to have a case against the LL. Did you tell him you were moving out? What kind of notice did you give?
Your LL is required to mitigate his damages. Meaning that he has to find a new tenant ASAP. He can only charge you the rent between when you moved out and when the new tenant moved in. You obviously had a case to move out because the apartment was uninhabitable. However, there were steps you needed to take. Did you take them? Do you know anyone in the complex who would be able to testify to the quality of the apartment? Try to get what you can. Get ready for a fight in necissary.
Now onto the phone calls. Define harrassment. Calling once a week? Once a day? Once a month? It all depends on how often he is calling and if she has told him not to call her. She may be eligable for a RO (restraining order) but I doubt it. Well, good luck. Send me an e-mail through my profile if you need more advice.