Tenants: ever had problems with getting your deposit back? (unofficial survey)

Xiney

This is for interest purposes only, since we get so many posts from people saying the landlord is retaining some or all of the deposit, I'm interested to know how common this is. Granted, it will likely have a bias towards people who've had problems since people who've never had problems are less likely to reply.


So, on with the questions:

1. How many seperate tenancies have you vacated in Ireland?

2. How much was the deposit? (ie, one month's rent, two months' rent etc)

3. Upon leaving, when did you get your deposit back?

4. If the landlord or agent tried to retain all or part of the deposit, what where the reasons given?

5. What steps did you take to recover it?

6. How long did it take to recover it?

Xiney

Xiney wrote: »

1. How many seperate tenancies have you vacated in Ireland?

Two, currently living in third.

Xiney wrote: »

2. How much was the deposit? (ie, one month's rent, two months' rent etc)

First - One month's rent = €700
Second - One month's rent = €750
Third - One month's rent + pet deposit of €100 = €650

Xiney wrote: »

3. Upon leaving, when did you get your deposit back?

First - Day we left, cash (we'd paid rent in cash as well)
Second - Got a cheque in the post for everything minus €100 about a week and a half later

Xiney wrote: »

4. If the landlord or agent tried to retain all or part of the deposit, what where the reasons given?

Second - was told I'd agreed to leave €100 to refill the natural gas tank for the fireplace at the end of the tenancy (news to me!)

Xiney wrote: »

5. What steps did you take to recover it?

Second - sent them an email that according to Threshold and the PRTB they were not entitled to any of my deposit and therefore they could send me the cheque now :P

Xiney wrote: »

6. How long did it take to recover it?

Second - probably got it within a month and a half of leaving the place

Cookie_Monster

Xiney wrote: »

So, on with the questions:

1. How many seperate tenancies have you vacated in Ireland?

1

Xiney wrote: »

2. How much was the deposit? (ie, one month's rent, two months' rent etc)

1 months rent

Xiney wrote: »

3. Upon leaving, when did you get your deposit back?

off new housemate as other under old lease were re-newing

Xiney wrote: »

4. If the landlord or agent tried to retain all or part of the deposit, what where the reasons given?

n/a

Xiney wrote: »

5. What steps did you take to recover it?

n/a

Xiney wrote: »

6. How long did it take to recover it?

n/a

silja

1. How many seperate tenancies have you vacated in Ireland? - 1

2. How much was the deposit? (ie, one month's rent, two months' rent etc) - one month's rent.

3. Upon leaving, when did you get your deposit back? - Landlordand I agreed I could use it as last month's rent.

wench

1. How many seperate tenancies have you vacated in Ireland?
Two

2. How much was the deposit? (ie, one month's rent, two months' rent etc)
One month's rent

3. Upon leaving, when did you get your deposit back?
1st - cheque from landlord a week before moving out.
2nd - one day after moving out, after he had inspected it.

4. If the landlord or agent tried to retain all or part of the deposit, what where the reasons given?
n/a
5. What steps did you take to recover it?
n/a
6. How long did it take to recover it?
n/a

variety

Xiney wrote: »

1. How many seperate tenancies have you vacated in Ireland?

3

Xiney wrote: »

2. How much was the deposit? (ie, one month's rent, two months' rent etc)

1 - one week
2 - one month (€1,000)
3 - one month (€1,400)

Xiney wrote: »

3. Upon leaving, when did you get your deposit back?

1 - straight away in cash
2 - within 3 weeks via cheque sent to new property
3 - serious issues - got 75% part of it back via cheque about 8 weeks after vacating.

Xiney wrote: »

4. If the landlord or agent tried to retain all or part of the deposit, what where the reasons given?

3 - I've posted on this in this forum already. She was just a moron.

Xiney wrote: »

5. What steps did you take to recover it?

3 - Met with landlady numerous times. But I eventually gave up after I managed to pry 75% of it out of her hands.
Never got the rest of it back, but never took it to the PRTB because I never wanted to see her again, really.

Xiney wrote: »

6. How long did it take to recover it?

n/a

Fiii

1. How many seperate tenancies have you vacated in Ireland?

2

2. How much was the deposit? (ie, one month's rent, two months' rent etc)

First - 1 months rent €850
Second - 1 months rent - €1600 (shared with 2 other friends)

3. Upon leaving, when did you get your deposit back?

First - within 1 month.
Second - Got around €500 back after 2months of badgering.

4. If the landlord or agent tried to retain all or part of the deposit, what where the reasons given?

Second - He claimed that the place was filthy (not a chance in hell! Girl I lived with was OCD about cleaning, and we left the place spotless), that a carpet needed replacing (it was a warn down carpet, nothing wrong with it. Was the same leaving as moving in), and that we broke the washing machine (had the washing machine repaired twice during the tenancy - old machine. Last time was about 6months before we moved out and hadn't had problems since then.)

5. What steps did you take to recover it?

Contacted Threshold and opened a case with the PRTB.

6. How long did it take to recover it?

All in all, 9months. 3months before we got the initial €500 and another 6months to get the rest.
Little swine made us go through the whole PRTB process, and then just before the actual hearing, decided he couldn't be bothered (because he had no case!!!) and coughed up the rest.
Disgusting human being. Sent some very abusive emails trying to scare us out of going forward with the PRTB. Jerk didn't know who he was messing with

Have to say, Threshold and the PRTB were amazing and such a big help.
There really needs to be some sort or Deposit Scheme here though. Far FAR too many people being swindled out of their money.

Stark

1. How many seperate tenancies have you vacated in Ireland?

3

2. How much was the deposit? (ie, one month's rent, two months' rent etc)

One month's rent in previous tenancies, two months in current

3. Upon leaving, when did you get your deposit back?

1st time: full deposite, 2nd time: partial deposit.

4. If the landlord or agent tried to retain all or part of the deposit, what where the reasons given?

1st tenancy: Wouldn't get deposit back until new tenant was found.
2nd tenancy: Money for bills. Money to pay for painter and cleaner.

5. What steps did you take to recover it?

None.

6. How long did it take to recover it?

1st tenancy: 4 months.
2nd tenancy: 1 month.

ztoical

1. How many seperate tenancies have you vacated in Ireland?

2

2. How much was the deposit? (ie, one month's rent, two months' rent etc)

Both were 1 months rent [was about 750euro]

3. Upon leaving, when did you get your deposit back?

In both cases used it as last months rent.

4. If the landlord or agent tried to retain all or part of the deposit, what where the reasons given?

n/a

5. What steps did you take to recover it?

n/a

6. How long did it take to recover it?
n/a

Fiii wrote: »

There really needs to be some sort or Deposit Scheme here though. Far FAR too many people being swindled out of their money.

+ 1 Renting in the uk currently and there is a deposit scheme in place, means you can't go using your deposit as last months rent but also means you are far less likely to have issues and if you do they get sorted alot quicker.

edellc

Xiney wrote: »

This is for interest purposes only, since we get so many posts from people saying the landlord is retaining some or all of the deposit, I'm interested to know how common this is. Granted, it will likely have a bias towards people who've had problems since people who've never had problems are less likely to reply.


So, on with the questions:

1. How many seperate tenancies have you vacated in Ireland?

four tenancies

2. How much was the deposit? (ie, one month's rent, two months' rent etc)

one months rent for each one

3. Upon leaving, when did you get your deposit back?

two landlords didnt give it back and one gave part back still in fourth property

4. If the landlord or agent tried to retain all or part of the deposit, what where the reasons given?

first one we didnt give enough leaving notice was young didnt know any different, the last one tried to keep some of deposit because my OH smokes and LL would have to paint the place although he never painted before we moved in then he tried to blame stains on carpet on us they where there when we moved in and he said place smelled of dog didnt have the heart to tell him how dirty he was and it was actually him that smelled we never had a dog in the apartment
ended up giving him part of deposit to get himself a bottle of whisky cause in fairness he was alright just chancing his arm

5. What steps did you take to recover it?

the LL that tried to keep deposit i refused to give him the keys back until i got my money as he had given me they only keys he owed to the apartment i held them to ransom

6. How long did it take to recover it?

nearly three weeks

Senna

1. How many separate tenancies have you vacated in Ireland?

3 tenancies

2. How much was the deposit? (ie, one month's rent, two months' rent etc)

one months rent for each one

3. Upon leaving, when did you get your deposit back?

1st partcial
2nd full
3rd none

4. If the landlord or agent tried to retain all or part of the deposit, what where the reasons given?

1st; LL kept €80 for cleaning. I had told them we would be out on the fri, but we moved into the new house on the previous monday, so i planned to go down on the thursday to clean. The LL can around on the tue and seen we were gone, then came around on the wed also, and decided to clean the place himself on the thursday, i arrived in after lunch and there he was on his hands and knees cleaning. It was only €80 so i didn't mind he had got it wrong.

3rd; The deposit was €500 and when we moved in the LL had filled the tank with oil (about €450), so i always planned on leaving the deposit for the oil. Its a good job i did, the LL was a complete amateur and tried to charge us for every little thing. The last i heard from him he was going to send me a bill for a bedside locker??? i think he though i stole one, complete muppet.



5. What steps did you take to recover it?

With the 1st LL i did demand the €80 back seen he cleaned the place before our term was even up. but didn't push it too hard, if it had been more i wouldn't have accepted it.

6. How long did it take to recover it?

2nd full deposit received on day of leaving, they didn't even view the place, but it was in perfect nick.