OT: Low chem yard - rental house help

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One of the families in our WA group has asked me to get recommendations and

advise.

The house they have been faithfully making rental payments on, turns out the

owner has not been making the mortgage payment & it is now in foreclosure

requiring them to move. The family has made GREAT progress in biomedically

recovering their ASD son and has worked hard at keeping the toxins levels down

including special clean diets & eco-friendly household chemicals. The landlord

is now being very difficult in trying to retain their substantial security

deposit & is saying they will not get it back because of the amount of clover in

the lawn (landlord wants them to use chemicals on the lawn). I know this family,

they are clean good people & we feel the landlord is obviously trying to capture

as much $'s as possible from the property in nit-picking to retain the deposit.

As with most of us, their limited funds go to biomedical....Does anyone happen

to have any recommendations on this very stressful situation for this family?

Thanks!

Rita

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I agree with Tammy. I have never heard of a tenant being responsible for weeds

in the yard! Here is a website about tenants' rights in WA that I just quickly

googled:

http://www.tenantsunion.org/rights/

I can't imagine the landlord being able to keep the deposit for clover in the

yard!

Cathy

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> If they are renters, unless it's otherwise specified in the lease, it is the

LANDLORD'S obligation to care for the property. Not the renters.

> A renter, I believe, can only be held accountable for keeping the property

clean and neat and repairing or replacing anything they broke or ruined.

> I don't believe they can be held acountable for natural wear  (faded carpets,

dingy paint, aging wood that has splintered......).  

> There's somebody I can ask who might know....

>

> Tammy

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> To: mb12valtrex

> Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2012 2:42 PM

> Subject: OT: Low chem yard - rental house help

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> One of the families in our WA group has asked me to get recommendations and

advise.

> The house they have been faithfully making rental payments on, turns out the

owner has not been making the mortgage payment & it is now in foreclosure

requiring them to move. The family has made GREAT progress in biomedically

recovering their ASD son and has worked hard at keeping the toxins levels down

including special clean diets & eco-friendly household chemicals. The landlord

is now being very difficult in trying to retain their substantial security

deposit & is saying they will not get it back because of the amount of clover in

the lawn (landlord wants them to use chemicals on the lawn). I know this family,

they are clean good people & we feel the landlord is obviously trying to capture

as much $'s as possible from the property in nit-picking to retain the deposit.

> As with most of us, their limited funds go to biomedical....Does anyone happen

to have any recommendations on this very stressful situation for this family?

> Thanks!

> Rita

>

[Guest guest]

I agree with Tammy. I have never heard of a tenant being responsible for weeds

in the yard! Here is a website about tenants' rights in WA that I just quickly

googled:

http://www.tenantsunion.org/rights/

I can't imagine the landlord being able to keep the deposit for clover in the

yard!

Cathy

>

> If they are renters, unless it's otherwise specified in the lease, it is the

LANDLORD'S obligation to care for the property. Not the renters.

> A renter, I believe, can only be held accountable for keeping the property

clean and neat and repairing or replacing anything they broke or ruined.

> I don't believe they can be held acountable for natural wear  (faded carpets,

dingy paint, aging wood that has splintered......).  

> There's somebody I can ask who might know....

>

> Tammy

>

>

> ________________________________

>

> To: mb12valtrex

> Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2012 2:42 PM

> Subject: OT: Low chem yard - rental house help

>

>

>  

> One of the families in our WA group has asked me to get recommendations and

advise.

> The house they have been faithfully making rental payments on, turns out the

owner has not been making the mortgage payment & it is now in foreclosure

requiring them to move. The family has made GREAT progress in biomedically

recovering their ASD son and has worked hard at keeping the toxins levels down

including special clean diets & eco-friendly household chemicals. The landlord

is now being very difficult in trying to retain their substantial security

deposit & is saying they will not get it back because of the amount of clover in

the lawn (landlord wants them to use chemicals on the lawn). I know this family,

they are clean good people & we feel the landlord is obviously trying to capture

as much $'s as possible from the property in nit-picking to retain the deposit.

> As with most of us, their limited funds go to biomedical....Does anyone happen

to have any recommendations on this very stressful situation for this family?

> Thanks!

> Rita

>

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If there are any law schools nearby they might have landlord tenant clinics where law students can provide legal help for free or low cost.   The landlord seems ridiculous. --------------- Ezorsezor@... From: mb12valtrex [mailto:mb12valtrex ] On Behalf Of CallariSent: Wednesday, June 27, 2012 3:51 PMTo: mb12valtrex Subject: Re: OT: Low chem yard - rental house help I agree with Tammy. I have never heard of a tenant being responsible for weeds in the yard! Here is a website about tenants' rights in WA that I just quickly googled:http://www.tenantsunion.org/rights/I can't imagine the landlord being able to keep the deposit for clover in the yard!Cathy>> If they are renters, unless it's otherwise specified in the lease, it is the LANDLORD'S obligation to care for the property. Not the renters.> A renter, I believe, can only be held accountable for keeping the property clean and neat and repairing or replacing anything they broke or ruined.> I don't believe they can be held acountable for natural wear  (faded carpets, dingy paint, aging wood that has splintered......).  > There's somebody I can ask who might know....> > Tammy> > > ________________________________> > To: mb12valtrex > Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2012 2:42 PM> Subject: OT: Low chem yard - rental house help> > >  > One of the families in our WA group has asked me to get recommendations and advise.> The house they have been faithfully making rental payments on, turns out the owner has not been making the mortgage payment & it is now in foreclosure requiring them to move. The family has made GREAT progress in biomedically recovering their ASD son and has worked hard at keeping the toxins levels down including special clean diets & eco-friendly household chemicals. The landlord is now being very difficult in trying to retain their substantial security deposit & is saying they will not get it back because of the amount of clover in the lawn (landlord wants them to use chemicals on the lawn). I know this family, they are clean good people & we feel the landlord is obviously trying to capture as much $'s as possible from the property in nit-picking to retain the deposit.> As with most of us, their limited funds go to biomedical....Does anyone happen to have any recommendations on this very stressful situation for this family?> Thanks!> Rita>

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If there are any law schools nearby they might have landlord tenant clinics where law students can provide legal help for free or low cost.   The landlord seems ridiculous. --------------- Ezorsezor@... From: mb12valtrex [mailto:mb12valtrex ] On Behalf Of CallariSent: Wednesday, June 27, 2012 3:51 PMTo: mb12valtrex Subject: Re: OT: Low chem yard - rental house help I agree with Tammy. I have never heard of a tenant being responsible for weeds in the yard! Here is a website about tenants' rights in WA that I just quickly googled:http://www.tenantsunion.org/rights/I can't imagine the landlord being able to keep the deposit for clover in the yard!Cathy>> If they are renters, unless it's otherwise specified in the lease, it is the LANDLORD'S obligation to care for the property. Not the renters.> A renter, I believe, can only be held accountable for keeping the property clean and neat and repairing or replacing anything they broke or ruined.> I don't believe they can be held acountable for natural wear  (faded carpets, dingy paint, aging wood that has splintered......).  > There's somebody I can ask who might know....> > Tammy> > > ________________________________> > To: mb12valtrex > Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2012 2:42 PM> Subject: OT: Low chem yard - rental house help> > >  > One of the families in our WA group has asked me to get recommendations and advise.> The house they have been faithfully making rental payments on, turns out the owner has not been making the mortgage payment & it is now in foreclosure requiring them to move. The family has made GREAT progress in biomedically recovering their ASD son and has worked hard at keeping the toxins levels down including special clean diets & eco-friendly household chemicals. The landlord is now being very difficult in trying to retain their substantial security deposit & is saying they will not get it back because of the amount of clover in the lawn (landlord wants them to use chemicals on the lawn). I know this family, they are clean good people & we feel the landlord is obviously trying to capture as much $'s as possible from the property in nit-picking to retain the deposit.> As with most of us, their limited funds go to biomedical....Does anyone happen to have any recommendations on this very stressful situation for this family?> Thanks!> Rita>