All Forum Posts by: Jenny Lian

Hi Guys,

I never wrote a letter for this purpose before, please advise if this letter is appropriate. The context is the tenant caused a lot of damage to the property and I am keeping all the security deposit towards repairs. I am including an itemized list of repairs next page.

Thanks,

Dear [Tenant],

This letter is regarding your security deposit of $X for the property located at [address] for the lease period of Jan 2023 - 2024.

I am deducting $X from the security deposit for charges listed in the Resident Responsible Charges document. However, this doesn't cover all repair costs. Please issue a check to [Landlord] for the remaining $Y.

Sincerely,

Jenny Lian

Thank you for your help!

The property is in Texas.

I understand that normal wear and tear is not covered, but there is so much damage. For instance. Before the tenant moved in we installed new walls and carpets, and there's no trash left on premise.

After they moved out, the walls are drilled, one area has a sunken-in section. The contractors said no partial repair is offered, everything has to be redone. Can this wall job be retained as repair cost?

Ive attached some photos.

Thanks

Hi Everyone,

I used MYND Property management for my rental, and I'm firing MYND because they did a horrible job managing my property. The tenant smoked weed, partied and trashed my place, the turn over cost is around $6000. Since I'm firing MYND, they don't want to deal with the security reconciliation process for my tenant in case my tenant disputes in court, and by then they won't be managing the property. My tenants security deposit is around $2600, not even close to covering the cost of repairs.

I want to ask how do I handle a security reconciliation process myself?

Is there a letter format to follow?

Thanks for your advice?

Jenny