He nonchalantly mentioned to me one day over the phone he thinks the toilet bowl has a very small drip.Well, cut to me walking into the apartment and my 3 days of laying brand new wooded floor job had beveled so badly from the 3 weeks of water leaking destroyed my entire apartment.

How did she even earn any deposit back if her cat destroyed the place?

These two incentives combined can add up to $7000+ in move in costs alone never mind first and last months rent.So....considering that most people who can afford $3,000+ dollar apartments usually have good steady jobs, and are not the types of people who let their dogs crap all over their place, eat the woodwork, or otherwise destroy their home, I’m wondering what benefit I really get from having a deposit on hand.

What about when your property gets trashed, meaning 20 holes in the walls, destroyed flooring, pet urine smells.

What you're about to learn is how fast tenants can destroy everything in sight.

The thread has been completely destroyed now . . . wonderful!

So what on earth would make me believe that these privileged, self-supporting, and independent sons and daughters of mine need money more than people whose homes were destroyed by tsunamis through no fault of their own?

(this is what my mean sister is counting on - so that she can buy it for a song now that she has virtually destroyed it!)

This woman is DESTROYING THE VALUE OF YOUR PROPERTY, AND YOU ARE AIDING HER IN DOING SO!

I have seen many rehabs that were inadequate, and just as many that were overdone to the point of throwing money out the door, and more than just a few where floor plans were destroyed and unuseable spaces created.