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Keeping a deposit

  • 08-09-2012 1:16pm
    #1
    Elvis_Presley
    Closed Accounts Posts: 194 ✭✭


    I want people's opinions on this, somewhat of a moral dilemma.

    Guy was meant to move into our flat on Sept 5. He paid the rent for August to keep the room. Due to move in on Sept 5 when he returned from his holidays. Rent due Sept 1. He calls me on Wednesday morning saying he wants to live with his girlfriend.

    I re-advertised straight away and had viewings that night. Found a guy to move in but he doesn't want to move until the 16th. I could get someone in sooner but I like this guy.

    Deposit is one month's rent, £330. So I take half a month for the empty room until the new guy moves in. What's a fair amount to keep for the major pain in the ass of filling the room at short notice and having to use my own cash to pay the rent as he didn't pay? Took a day between advertising, photos, replying to emails, preparing the flat for viewings and the actual viewings. I'm toying with taking 40 for myself and the same for my flatmate and giving him back what's left.

    What do you think's fair? Some people are telling me to keep it all and f#ck him, but I don't want to f#ck the guy over either.


Comments

  • #2
    Casillas
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 317 ✭✭Casillas


    Only what you pay to cover the cost until the new tenant moves in.

    Give the rest back unless you want him to make a case out of this.


  • #3
    wp_rathead
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,071 ✭✭✭✭wp_rathead


    Agree with Casillas
    Plus this thread be better of here


  • #4
    Biggins
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 34,567 ✭✭✭✭Biggins


    Casillas wrote: »
    Only what you pay to cover the cost until the new tenant moves in.

    Give the rest back unless you want him to make a case out of this.

    I would agree with this.

    A judge might see that you were only trying to recuperate your losses (due to his sudden withdrawing from an agreement) and to do that there was additional charges you had to bring to bear, to make that happen.

    Overcharge and the man might have a case for being ripped off.

    Keep all paperwork and receipts for a while.
    Document and date everything.


  • #5
    El Weirdo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,647 ✭✭✭✭El Weirdo


    Try here, OP.


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