I rented a town house from July 08- Dec 08. I was in my apartment for a month when it was sold to another company. I paid prior to moving in a security deposit, move in fee, fee for garage door opener plus rent. When moving out I gave more than 30days notice. Had the apartment cleaned top to bottom. Was suppose to get all $ back except rent of course. Well today is 3/5/09 and still no deposit. I keep calling them and they keep putting me off. Does anyone know who I could call in OREGON that could help me with free legal advice? Or what I should do?|||Go here:
http://www.osbar.org/public/legalinfo/12鈥?/a>
"As a landlord, you have the duty of accounting for or refunding to the tenant any refundable deposits upon termination of the tenancy. In order to keep all or part of the deposit, you must give the tenant, within 31 days after termination, a written accounting that states specifically why you kept a portion or all of the deposit. If you have charged the tenant a fee as well as a deposit, you must use all of the money from the fee for cleaning and repairs needed because the tenant did not maintain the property before you can use any of the deposit for that purpose. If you do not comply with this requirement, the tenant can sue you for twice the amount of the deposit."|||Call your attorney general. This is the Consumer-protection line number.
378-4320 from Salem
229-5576 from Portland (toll free)
1-877-877-9392 elsewhere in Oregon (toll free)
email: consumer.hotline@doj.state.or.us
His name is John Kroger.|||a lawyer and/or legal aid
to consult
http://www.lawhelp.org/program/694/index鈥?/a>
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