Is it legal for a property manager to ask for a deposit after 3 months of renting?
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Is it legal for a property manager to ask for a deposit after 3 months of renting?
She says we had a file but were not in the system. We have a copy of the lease from may but even though we have receipts from may until now she says we have to re-apply and pay a deposit.
Asked on August 5, 2010 under Real Estate Law, Texas
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 14 years ago | Contributor
Is the deposit a valid one--i.e. one that you should have paid? And if so, have you not in fact paid it to date?
If the answers to the two questions above are yes, she may ask for the deposit. If you should have paid it at the time and haven't paid it yet, it something they can require you to pay. Only if you either (1) believe that the charge is not valid--i.e. it's not something that you would or should have paid at the outset of or prior to renting; or (2) that you have already paid it, but they are not crediting you for doing so, would you have good grounds to not pay the deposit at this time.
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