Roommate moving out, new roommate moving in

[MrDingleDangle]

My current roommate has lived in this apartment for 2 years, I have lived here 1 of them...he is moving out in 2 weeks and another friend is moving in...the landlord only does the security deposit check when everyone moves out, but he informed me that just from normal wear and tear after 2 years of living in the place the full security deposit almost def. wont come back

we are on month to month and I am unsure how long my new roommate and I will be living here, its kinda just a temporary thing for now...

how much should I have my new roommate give my old roommate of the security deposit, i believe the deposit for that room would be close to $700

 

[oogabooga]

you have to consider the whole place not just his room. I'm assuming he hasn't trashed his room, which hopefully is accurate.

the place i moved into was still in pristine condition so for our deposits, we arranged it so that the roommate moving out would get paid by the roommate moving in [me] a negotiated and equitable value. It was easy since i would be there for a year anyway, so we agreed, i'd just reimburse his deposit (since it was only one months rent at around 330).

In you're case i'd recommend that you keep the contact information of the guy who's moving out, and have the guy moving in pay 50% of the deposit, and then, if you move out soon, work it out to see how much he *should have* gotten back. If it was more than 350 (half of the 700) then reimburse him once more for the diffrerence (ie, if he should have gotten 500, pay him another 150 so your new roommate breaks even), but if it was less just let it be i guess. If it was significantly less, then you call your old roommate. [hopefully this isn't the case]

It's tricky since you're staying there, he's moving in, one's moving out, etcetc. But if you guy's arn't going to be there long, it's not fair to assume you'll add much wear and tear.

hopefully update when you figure out how it'll work. I'm sure if you have them talk to each other, they'll figure out a reasonable compromise.

 

[KK]

Why wouldn't you get your full deposit back? I thought that normal wear and tear was normal and that the property owner is responsible for it. Only if you guys put holes in the walls(fists, not little picture hanging holes)or broke something major would you not get your deposit back. Therefore if that's the case, and the previous roommate kept things tidy, you tell the new roommate to pay the old roommate the old roommate's deposit back.

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KK

 

[MrDingleDangle]

Originally posted by: KK
Why wouldn't you get your full deposit back? I thought that normal wear and tear was normal and that the property owner is responsible for it. Only if you guys put holes in the walls(fists, not little picture hanging holes)or broke something major would you not get your deposit back. Therefore if that's the case, and the previous roommate kept things tidy, you tell the new roommate to pay the old roommate the old roommate's deposit back.

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KK

well in california they add another part
http://www.dca.ca.gov/legal/landlordbook/sec-deposit.htm

"For cleaning the rental unit when the tenant moves out, but only to make the unit as clean as it was when the tenant first moved in;"

this is hard to claim...of course we will be getting the majority of the deposit back, but even if you keep it clean they might claim its not as clean as when you first moved in

 

[shopbruin]

Originally posted by: KK
Why wouldn't you get your full deposit back? I thought that normal wear and tear was normal and that the property owner is responsible for it. Only if you guys put holes in the walls(fists, not little picture hanging holes)or broke something major would you not get your deposit back. Therefore if that's the case, and the previous roommate kept things tidy, you tell the new roommate to pay the old roommate the old roommate's deposit back.

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KK

because LA landlords/managers find every single charge to rack up on you. for example, i'm moving out soon and they said "oh if the blinds need to be cleaned thats 10.00 per set of blinds, the refrigerator is 15.00, standard cleaning fee is 100 something, etc etc." i'm hoping i just get about 450 out of my original 575 of my original deposit back after all the fees.

 

[MrDingleDangle]

Originally posted by: freesia39

Originally posted by: KK
Why wouldn't you get your full deposit back? I thought that normal wear and tear was normal and that the property owner is responsible for it. Only if you guys put holes in the walls(fists, not little picture hanging holes)or broke something major would you not get your deposit back. Therefore if that's the case, and the previous roommate kept things tidy, you tell the new roommate to pay the old roommate the old roommate's deposit back.

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KK

because LA landlords/managers find every single charge to rack up on you. for example, i'm moving out soon and they said "oh if the blinds need to be cleaned thats 10.00 per set of blinds, the refrigerator is 15.00, standard cleaning fee is 100 something, etc etc." i'm hoping i just get about 450 out of my original 575 of my original deposit back after all the fees.

yeah no matter how much u clean it, its not "as clean as you moved in"

 

[KK]

Well, that sucks for y'all. I'd import some termites a couple of monthes before you move out if I were you.

KK

 

[JoeKing]

I always offer deposit minus $100 worth of wear. In a college town that's making out like a bandit.

 

[Ranger X]

Have the new roommate negotiate an amount with the roommate that is moving out. It's better to have them handle the situation than to get involved.

 

[MrDingleDangle]

Originally posted by: Ranger X
Have the new roommate negotiate an amount with the roommate that is moving out. It's better to have them handle the situation than to get involved.

problem is roommate moving out moves to the east coast a week before new roommate moves from the east coast....they dont know each other, but im friends with both...

probably will do what OogaBooga suggested and offer like $400 or $500 outta the $700 and keep in touch, any difference I will send him