- Jurisdiction
- Michigan
Hello. I rented an apartment to a couple back in March. Originally the girlfriend came to look at the property. I explicitly asked if she read the ad correctly and I explained again why
My company with my fiancee charged her $550 for security deposit/ $500 first months rent and $550 for company charges[ Key deposit, cleaning, marketing, file processing, research, staffing for visit etc].
The next month when it was time to pay the boyfriend screamed at me, calling me a thief. He said he had never heard of such a security charge and though he was at the signing of the lease, even then it seemed strange. They said that their payment would go to the next month's rent not the "company charge".
Then I switched my property over to the property manager and explain the situation, the property manager said in all her 19 years she had never heard of a company charge by a private owner and if the tenant wises up I could be taken to court.
I do not believe so. Is there a law in Michigan that says what I did was illegal. In New York my fiancee was charged a fee in addition to rent and security. What is the difference in Michigan? Now my renter is saying they are not behind in rent and are complaining to the property manager.
What is the law on this?
My company with my fiancee charged her $550 for security deposit/ $500 first months rent and $550 for company charges[ Key deposit, cleaning, marketing, file processing, research, staffing for visit etc].
The next month when it was time to pay the boyfriend screamed at me, calling me a thief. He said he had never heard of such a security charge and though he was at the signing of the lease, even then it seemed strange. They said that their payment would go to the next month's rent not the "company charge".
Then I switched my property over to the property manager and explain the situation, the property manager said in all her 19 years she had never heard of a company charge by a private owner and if the tenant wises up I could be taken to court.
I do not believe so. Is there a law in Michigan that says what I did was illegal. In New York my fiancee was charged a fee in addition to rent and security. What is the difference in Michigan? Now my renter is saying they are not behind in rent and are complaining to the property manager.
What is the law on this?