I rented an apt. in Indiana last year. After I moved out, the landlord and I did a walk-through to assess damages. He said there were no damages and that I would get my full deposit back (he even wrote me a letter stating this). 45 days later, he returned the deposit minus $100. I asked him about it and he cited some repairs that were never done to the house or that were done *before* my lease began. He finally said that if I did not accept the check in hand, he would do another walk-through and would "be sure" that he would find more than $100 in damages.
Question -- can the landlord do a second walk-through to assess damages even if #1 - I have a letter stating that there were no damages from the first walk-through, and #2 between the time of the first walk-through and this so-called second walk-through my lease was over, I handed in my keys and someone else is renting the apartment?
I'm reasonably sure that this second walk-through doesn't hold water given that someone else has been renting the apartment from the day after the first walk-through, but I'd like to hear any advice.
Second, he also said that if I cash the check in hand that it will mean that I have accepted that as my final security deposit. This also doesn't seem to hold water since he reduction of the $100 is not based on anything.
<small>[ July 13, 2004, 11:33 AM: Message edited by: btbt ]</small>