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Tenant leaving apartment

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  • 29-05-2012 9:05am
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    Sheep Shagger
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    First time I've had a tenant leave an apartment, is all on good terms but just want to make sure as a landlord I don't get left with any bills etc.

    What is the norm on inspection day?

    Presume we can call the power company together to provide a final reading so that any outstanding amount can be paid, likewise for UPC etc.

    If the above is not possible for whatever reason presume I can hold back some of the deposit until the bills are settled and lodge what is leftover into the tenants bank account?

    Any tips/advice would be greatfully appreciated.

    Thanks


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    Penny Dreadful
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    Sheep Shagger wrote: »
    First time I've had a tenant leave an apartment, is all on good terms but just want to make sure as a landlord I don't get left with any bills etc.

    What is the norm on inspection day?

    Presume we can call the power company together to provide a final reading so that any outstanding amount can be paid, likewise for UPC etc.

    If the above is not possible for whatever reason presume I can hold back some of the deposit until the bills are settled and lodge what is leftover into the tenants bank account?

    Any tips/advice would be greatfully appreciated.



    Thanks

    Some of your bills will be the same every month e.g. UPC, Sky,etc. So that one should be easy enough to sort out.
    Any time I had a tenant leave, I'd call the electricity company with a meter reading and they'd issue me an earlier bill and that would take care of that bill too.


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    chainsawman
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    Sheep Shagger wrote: »
    First time I've had a tenant leave an apartment, is all on good terms but just want to make sure as a landlord I don't get left with any bills etc.

    What is the norm on inspection day?

    Presume we can call the power company together to provide a final reading so that any outstanding amount can be paid, likewise for UPC etc.

    If the above is not possible for whatever reason presume I can hold back some of the deposit until the bills are settled and lodge what is leftover into the tenants bank account?

    Any tips/advice would be greatfully appreciated.

    Thanks

    Spot on.... That is the way to do it....


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    cookie1977
    Registered Users Posts: 6,794 ✭✭✭cookie1977


    I always give the deposit back the day I do an inspection and I get the keys off them, as we'll do a meter reading then too (only electricity in my case). Any other bills would be solely in their names like UPC etc... Just forward them on to the tenants new address. Those wont fall back on you.


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