All Forum Posts by: James Moore

UPDATE!

I requested the paperwork. They haven't given it to me after a few days but I called them today and they said they would send it to me tomorrow via email. They also have completely changed their statement and have now replaced all the carpets in the apartment at my cost. They kept the entire security deposit, restoration fee, and charged me 1200$ extra. I, nor anybody else, smelled this cat urine. So I requested a 3rd party to inspect it, but they changed the carpets today. I requested a 3rd party inspection a week ago. I have a meeting with a lawyer through my university this coming Wednesday. Has anybody ran into a problem like this. The property manager told me on the phone that they ignored her request to just clean the carpets and opted instead to replace them. They did a walk through privately. She told me I was just young and naive and they had been in business a long time and knew better than me. I am also hearing that 7 other apartments in my complex are also having the carpets completely changed because of apparent cat urine... Note I moved out May 19th and my other roommate moved out before the end of June. We have had no refund and every time I call the conversation changes.

Yes, I did sign a paper when I left and it was all good. The room with the litter box didn’t have a problem and they are claiming the room (locked) with no litter box is the problem.

So I had lived in an apartment complex for about a year when I left about 2 months early for an internship. I paid for the next two months, so that isn't my problem. 

My problem occurred months after I checked out. My roommate and I had parted ways. They were going to stay in the apartment until the lease was up and I was leaving early. There were no problems but I did my final walk through with the landlord and everything was great.  She said there were no problems and that I have to worry about anything. I than wait for the next two months, while I was out of state, for my roommate to check out so we could process the security deposit.

They did the walk through and there were no problems and I called to verify. No problems. I then get a call about three weeks later stating that my roommate's room smelled like cat pee and that I was being held reliable. My ex-roommate hates cats and is slightly allergic so would always keep the door shut. My room which stored the cat litter and cat, had no smell. My cat is nine years old and I has never had a problem. I also didn't smell this when I did my final walk through and took my cat out of the house. What should I do?

Thanks