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A little help please... in a bit of a pickle.
I have a tenant whose lease just expired and she moved out yesterday. She's quite unruly with me because I would not refund her pet deposit and is telling me she is going to take me to small claims court. I told her right from the start that pet deposits were not required to be refunded and that it is a one-time fee, but she is challenging me on it now and made a sort of threat about revealing my "illegal suite" to the city. She has given me an ultimatum to either send her a cheque or expect to be in court.
She was a pretty good tenant that didn't cause me much grief, but is now being a PIA. Should I just refund the money?
Should I have called it a pet fee instead of deposit? Should I have made her sign a form stating she knows this "deposit" is non-refundable? Should I call her bluff on the small claims court?
I don't want to be an *SS, but I thought I was entitled to this pet deposit. It was a small dog and there really is no noticeable damage.
Any advice on my situation would be appreciated.
I have a tenant whose lease just expired and she moved out yesterday. She's quite unruly with me because I would not refund her pet deposit and is telling me she is going to take me to small claims court. I told her right from the start that pet deposits were not required to be refunded and that it is a one-time fee, but she is challenging me on it now and made a sort of threat about revealing my "illegal suite" to the city. She has given me an ultimatum to either send her a cheque or expect to be in court.
She was a pretty good tenant that didn't cause me much grief, but is now being a PIA. Should I just refund the money?
Should I have called it a pet fee instead of deposit? Should I have made her sign a form stating she knows this "deposit" is non-refundable? Should I call her bluff on the small claims court?
I don't want to be an *SS, but I thought I was entitled to this pet deposit. It was a small dog and there really is no noticeable damage.
Any advice on my situation would be appreciated.