How long after leaving can a tenant dispute the damage deposit

How long after leaving can a tenant dispute the damage deposit

Real Estate Professional · Unknown , MN · Member since 2017 · 19 posts · 4 votes

I am putting together a well documented listing of all of damages caused by the renter along with photos.  Which will far exceed the damage deposit.

How long do I need to hold onto these records.  

How long does the renter have to dispute either the damages listed or the cost for the repairs.

Just wondering how long I might have to deal with this person...

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Agent/Investor · Murphy, TX · Member since 2013 · 542 posts · 304 votes
9y

What's the statute of limitation in MN for filing in small claims court?  Two or four years would be my non-lawyer guess.  Keep it for as long as they can legally come back at you.  I would suggest just scan everything and put it on Google Drive, OneDrive, iCloud, etc. and keep them indefinitely.  That's what I've gone to doing.

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  • Investor · Chandler, AZ · Member since 2015 · 409 posts · 214 votes
    9y

    depending on what was laid out in your original contract

    if they trashed your place and your security deposit said 500 and there is 2500 damage then you are done

    you could try to tie them up in court but you have to ask yourself what is your time worth?

    if you don't screen your tenants with a fine tooth comb and you get one because you need one then your in it all wrong

    you have to remember that when everyone could buy a house and they did on adjustable rates

    that is why there is so many foreclosures and they are trashed

    a buddy of mine was going to buy a home in phoenix and it all looked good until closing then he dropped by and every appliance and the copper tubing was gone

    he dropped it like a hot potato and is having trouble getting his earnest money back

    do your research when dealing with tenants it will save you a lot of headache

    enjoy

  • Agent/Investor · Murphy, TX · Member since 2013 · 542 posts · 304 votes
    9y

    What's the statute of limitation in MN for filing in small claims court?  Two or four years would be my non-lawyer guess.  Keep it for as long as they can legally come back at you.  I would suggest just scan everything and put it on Google Drive, OneDrive, iCloud, etc. and keep them indefinitely.  That's what I've gone to doing.

  • Minneapolis, MN · Member since 2013 · 2k+ posts · 1k+ votes
    9y

    In MN you have 21 days to send out the security deposit statement with charges or refund.

    Check MN landlord tenant laws but I don't believe there is a time limit that has been set for a tenant to dispute the security deposit statement for charges made.   

    I keep all my records and have so for the past 25 years. 

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