ddcrandall
New Member
I live in Michigan, and just ended the second lease (Sept. '07 - Aug. '08) with a landlord, and am now renting from someone else. When I went to turn in my keys, my landlord informed me that I owed rent from the first apartment of theirs that I lived in (Sept. '06 - Aug. '07). Specifically, they say that one of my payments was applied twice, and that my security deposit was applied to both the rent on the first apartment and the security deposit on my second.
As for the first part, they claim that one of the money orders I paid them was applied twice. The evidence they have for this is that the numbers in their computer system are the same. However, they said that they have to truncate the identifying numbers of money orders. (So, if the number on the two money orders were 9875641131 and 9875641132, they would look identical.) They also showed me the bank deposit slip from that period which shows only one money order with those numbers being deposited.
Next, they allege that they applied the security deposit from my first apartment to both the rent on that lease and the security deposit on my second apartment. The evidence they have for that is basically the same as before, but without the ambiguity surrounding the money orders. Their system says it was applied to both, and they have no deposit showing a second payment.
They admit to giving me receipts that said that I owed nothing.
I do not have any of my receipts from the first lease, but firmly believe that I paid the rent on my first apartment in full, especially in the case of the money order.
As a result of this, they are claiming that rather than them owing me $700, I owe them $695. Is this legal?
Thank you for your time and any help you can give me.
As for the first part, they claim that one of the money orders I paid them was applied twice. The evidence they have for this is that the numbers in their computer system are the same. However, they said that they have to truncate the identifying numbers of money orders. (So, if the number on the two money orders were 9875641131 and 9875641132, they would look identical.) They also showed me the bank deposit slip from that period which shows only one money order with those numbers being deposited.
Next, they allege that they applied the security deposit from my first apartment to both the rent on that lease and the security deposit on my second apartment. The evidence they have for that is basically the same as before, but without the ambiguity surrounding the money orders. Their system says it was applied to both, and they have no deposit showing a second payment.
They admit to giving me receipts that said that I owed nothing.
I do not have any of my receipts from the first lease, but firmly believe that I paid the rent on my first apartment in full, especially in the case of the money order.
As a result of this, they are claiming that rather than them owing me $700, I owe them $695. Is this legal?
Thank you for your time and any help you can give me.
