Geekguy Posted November 4, 2004 Report Share Posted November 4, 2004 Hi all, A quick question. My daughter moved back home the end of September when the lease was up on the apartment she was living in. Rent, utilities etc were all current. Today she receives a letter from a collection agency that is representing the apartment complex claiming she owes 857.74 plus interest of 1.31 for a total of 859.05. The monthly rent was only 440.00 plus she had paid a 300.00 deposit. She has not been contacted by the apartment manager. Would this situation call for a DV letter?ThanksMike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chancy949 Posted November 4, 2004 Report Share Posted November 4, 2004 Most apartments requre a 30 day notice even if the lease is up. You really need to see the lease to know for sure. Did she turn in the keys?Did she have roommates?Send them a DV letter. Also, if its the same in my case, they will report and no apartment will rent to her (that's worth living in) as long as she owes this debt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chancy949 Posted November 4, 2004 Report Share Posted November 4, 2004 I forgot, I saved my friend. He was moving out of our complex. I went into the office with him and I had him get in writing ON THEIR LETTERHEAD that he moved out on XX/XX/04 and that there was no further money owed on this lease. Paid/Current. I forget what else was in the statement. good thing because 8 months later, the complex changed managers and the new one went back and tried to collect on him for 800 bucks!He showed the collection agency in person the letter and they dropped it. He tried to tell them over the phone but they didn't believe him.When you leave an apt. always get an exit letter and have them sign for the keys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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