Renters Beware
I took my old landlord to court when I was in college. She had taken my security deposit over false allegations: They claimed I “trashed” the place, not knowing that I took pictures and video when I moved in and out. Their “evidence” was a VHS quality recording of going through a perfectly clean apartment in better condition than it was when I moved in. Oh, but it got better.
They opened up the top of the stove and found a single piece of elbow macaroni under it, holding it up triumphantly. That was the crux of their “defense”. The judge was not amused, and I got all my money back plus my lawyer fees and the filing fee. She then fought against her own lawyer to avoid paying him like she should have.
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