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Can this landlord keep my deposit?

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  • 12-12-2012 9:28pm
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    Hank Scorpio
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,631 ✭✭✭✭


    I moved into a place 2 months, didn't sign any lease or specify how long I would be staying.

    I paid a months rent as a deposit 300~ along with another months rent. The course I'm doing is changing to online after Christmas so it makes more sense for me to go home for that period.

    I told the landlord tonight and she said she'd have to speak with the landlord about it and she`ll let me know soon. According to the other people living here that is her way of saying you won't be getting it. I haven't damaged anything in the property or anything similar.

    My previous accommodation I actually signed a 9 month lease, and left after only 2 months, the landlord instantly refunded me the deposit and told me It was against the law to keep it. ( Fairly cute Businessman )

    Any advice?


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    ABajaninCork
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,411 ✭✭✭ABajaninCork


    Actually, your last LL was pretty decent. If you signed a 9 month lease and left after only 2, then he's fully entitled to keep the deposit as you broke the lease. He probably didn't want the hassle.

    Just as this landlady's doing. And she would be well within her rights.

    Why do you keep signing leases only to break them shortly after?


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    not even wrong
    Registered Users Posts: 480 ✭✭not even wrong


    nuxxx wrote: »
    I told the landlord tonight and she said she'd have to speak with the landlord about it
    what does this mean? Does your landlord live in the house as well? Why would she need to speak to herself about it?
    ABajaninCork wrote:
    Why do you keep signing leases only to break them shortly after?
    nuxxx wrote:
    didn't sign any lease or specify how long I would be staying.


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    Victor
    Registered Users Posts: 78,404 ✭✭✭✭Victor


    ABajaninCork wrote: »
    Why do you keep signing leases only to break them shortly after?
    Read the first line again. :)

    Moderator


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    Victor
    Registered Users Posts: 78,404 ✭✭✭✭Victor


    nuxxx wrote: »
    I moved into a place 2 months, didn't sign any lease or specify how long I would be staying.
    You need to give the appropriate notice in writing and you should get your deposit.


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    Hank Scorpio
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,631 ✭✭✭✭Hank Scorpio


    not even wrong wrote: »
    what does this mean? Does your landlord live in the house as well? Why would she need to speak to herself about it?

    That's what she told me, I was sure she was the landlord. She doesn't live on the property

    I don't intentionally break leases, its just a matter of circumstances


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    ABajaninCork
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,411 ✭✭✭ABajaninCork


    Victor wrote: »
    Read the first line again. :)

    Moderator

    My bad. And someone got there before you!


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    djimi
    Registered Users Posts: 13,237 ✭✭✭✭djimi


    You must give 28 days notice, in writing, if you intend to vacate the property. The landlord is entitled to expect rent to be paid up to the end of the 28 days of the notice, and is within their rights to deduct from the lease any outstanding rent that has not been paid for this period.

    In other words, the notice that you gave verbally is not worth a dickybird, and if you were to give notice properly in writing tomorrow you would be liable to pay rent until 10th January whether you intend to stay in the property until then or not.


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