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Landlord-tenant question - security deposit for ripped floor

state is CA. FACTS: L and T signed lease. lease has an...
very tactful people who are hurt
  09/27/16
The Landlord obviously because the tenant is clearly retarde...
dead space
  09/28/16
why is the tenant retarded?
very tactful people who are hurt
  09/28/16
(tenant)
dead space
  09/28/16
(substantive poaster)
very tactful people who are hurt
  09/28/16
(literal retard who took photos of a damaged floor on move i...
dead space
  09/28/16
so how does that lead to liability?
very tactful people who are hurt
  09/28/16
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very tactful people who are hurt
  09/28/16
damage exists on move out, burden shifts to T to prove it's ...
Razzle-dazzle Corner Circlehead
  09/29/16
wait wut, T can prove it by testimony and photos. if this gu...
sickened brunch newt
  09/29/16
it takes two seconds to change a photo's "taken on"...
Razzle-dazzle Corner Circlehead
  09/29/16
rofl, how many shitboomer small claims court judges know you...
sickened brunch newt
  09/29/16
All of them since they see this BS 100x a day. Also, small c...
kink-friendly business firm pozpig
  09/29/16
global capitalism
spruce startling selfie
  09/27/16
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very tactful people who are hurt
  09/27/16
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very tactful people who are hurt
  09/27/16
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very tactful people who are hurt
  09/27/16
Depends on city laws / regs.
slate bat-shit-crazy office friendly grandma
  09/27/16
what possible city reg could be on point?
very tactful people who are hurt
  09/27/16
No nigger policy. Section 1776 of the UNITED NO NIG accord.
Lake national
  09/28/16
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very tactful people who are hurt
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very tactful people who are hurt
  09/28/16
The black letter law in this area is largely irrelevant. Ten...
kink-friendly business firm pozpig
  09/29/16
interesting fact pattern, any relevant provisions in the lea...
erotic navy becky parlor
  09/29/16
"NO! don't swipe past pic #2!" *judge gasps in ho...
pea-brained spectacular point dopamine
  09/29/16
Lease says something like this: CONDITION OF PREMISES: RE...
very tactful people who are hurt
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Date: September 27th, 2016 6:41 PM
Author: very tactful people who are hurt

state is CA.

FACTS:

L and T signed lease. lease has an additional info section and states that there is new linoleum in kitchen and bathroom, and other things like new paint and new fans.

T gets keys and moves in a few days later. L doesnt conduct a walk-through with T at move-in.

T notices are various damages in the apartment, including that there is a 9" rip in the kitchen linoleum. other damages include a crack in the door, chips in the plaster of the sinks and showers, etc.

at move-in, T takes photos of various damage to document the condition. T doesnt notify L of any of this.

at move-out, L notices the ripped linoleum.

POSITIONS:

L claims that T is responsible for the rip. L says that even if the photos prove that T received the apartment in the condition with the rip, T failed to notify L of the problem. L claims that because the floor was new, he could have taken it up with the installer at the time, and now it's too late for him to do so.

T claims that he didnt cause the damage, and has dated photos to prove it. T claims that L's grievance is with the installer, not him. T claims that there was no reason to notify L of the rip because 1) it isnt like a leak that was going to get worse and cause further damage, and 2) there were a bunch of other things were wrong with the apartment and there was nothing special about this rip.

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who wins?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3366757&forum_id=2#31507623)



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Date: September 28th, 2016 2:04 PM
Author: dead space

The Landlord obviously because the tenant is clearly retarded and a judge in landlord tenant court isn't going to believe a retard.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3366757&forum_id=2#31513256)



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Date: September 28th, 2016 2:05 PM
Author: very tactful people who are hurt

why is the tenant retarded?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3366757&forum_id=2#31513274)



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Date: September 28th, 2016 2:08 PM
Author: dead space

(tenant)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3366757&forum_id=2#31513301)



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Date: September 28th, 2016 2:11 PM
Author: very tactful people who are hurt

(substantive poaster)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3366757&forum_id=2#31513329)



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Date: September 28th, 2016 2:14 PM
Author: dead space

(literal retard who took photos of a damaged floor on move in day and didn't inform his landlord)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3366757&forum_id=2#31513363)



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Date: September 28th, 2016 2:16 PM
Author: very tactful people who are hurt

so how does that lead to liability?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3366757&forum_id=2#31513378)



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Date: September 28th, 2016 2:49 PM
Author: very tactful people who are hurt



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3366757&forum_id=2#31513806)



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Date: September 28th, 2016 4:50 PM
Author: very tactful people who are hurt



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3366757&forum_id=2#31514683)



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Date: September 29th, 2016 12:53 AM
Author: Razzle-dazzle Corner Circlehead

damage exists on move out, burden shifts to T to prove it's pre-existing, T cannot prove, T is liable

also in the K there is probably something about "any damage not reported by T on move in shall be deemed T-caused"

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3366757&forum_id=2#31518499)



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Date: September 29th, 2016 12:59 AM
Author: sickened brunch newt

wait wut, T can prove it by testimony and photos. if this guy is credible in any way, a judge could find it pre-existing by preponderance of the evidence.

lol @ some shitlib CA court giving a shit about a provision like "any damage not reported by T on move in shall be deemed T-caused."

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3366757&forum_id=2#31518547)



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Date: September 29th, 2016 12:52 AM
Author: Razzle-dazzle Corner Circlehead

it takes two seconds to change a photo's "taken on" date to literally any date you want. Those pics aren't proof of shit.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3366757&forum_id=2#31518490)



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Date: September 29th, 2016 12:54 AM
Author: sickened brunch newt

rofl, how many shitboomer small claims court judges know you can modify the exif data on a photo?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3366757&forum_id=2#31518511)



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Date: September 29th, 2016 1:00 AM
Author: kink-friendly business firm pozpig

All of them since they see this BS 100x a day. Also, small claims in NY and a fuckton of other places is just arbitration and your arbitrator is a shitlawyer volunteer and not a judge.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3366757&forum_id=2#31518552)



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Date: September 27th, 2016 6:47 PM
Author: spruce startling selfie

global capitalism

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3366757&forum_id=2#31507659)



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Date: September 27th, 2016 6:55 PM
Author: very tactful people who are hurt



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3366757&forum_id=2#31507723)



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Date: September 27th, 2016 7:26 PM
Author: very tactful people who are hurt



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3366757&forum_id=2#31507965)



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Date: September 27th, 2016 8:42 PM
Author: very tactful people who are hurt



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3366757&forum_id=2#31508445)



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Date: September 27th, 2016 8:42 PM
Author: slate bat-shit-crazy office friendly grandma

Depends on city laws / regs.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3366757&forum_id=2#31508448)



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Date: September 27th, 2016 8:49 PM
Author: very tactful people who are hurt

what possible city reg could be on point?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3366757&forum_id=2#31508514)



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Date: September 28th, 2016 2:03 PM
Author: Lake national

No nigger policy. Section 1776 of the UNITED NO NIG accord.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3366757&forum_id=2#31513243)



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Date: September 28th, 2016 2:02 PM
Author: very tactful people who are hurt



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3366757&forum_id=2#31513236)



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Date: September 28th, 2016 8:21 PM
Author: very tactful people who are hurt



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3366757&forum_id=2#31516125)



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Date: September 29th, 2016 12:57 AM
Author: kink-friendly business firm pozpig

The black letter law in this area is largely irrelevant. Tenants just use their deposits for last months rents. Landlords will never sue over a defect or deficiency unless they are mentally ill or the defect is solidly in the 5 figures. At the same time this is also why 90% of rental units universally suck balls and are all laminate flooring and shit fixtures. Tenants are scum and so they get scum.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3366757&forum_id=2#31518535)



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Date: September 29th, 2016 12:57 AM
Author: erotic navy becky parlor

interesting fact pattern, any relevant provisions in the lease agreement?

edit: w/o knowing any specifics about common law, i agree that the burden is on you to prove you didn't damage it. judge can choose to weigh the facts and evidence (your timestamped pics) or decide it's not worth the effort and just rule in LL's favor. even if the judge bothers to look at your cell phone pics (not sure how this works, do you literally hand the judge your cell phone?) who's to say you didn't cause the rip on move in and immediately take a pic of it? doesn't really prove you didn't cause it.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3366757&forum_id=2#31518540)



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Date: September 29th, 2016 1:14 AM
Author: pea-brained spectacular point dopamine

"NO! don't swipe past pic #2!"

*judge gasps in horror as he flips to pic after pic of destroyed pillows covered in fluids*

"welcome to my harem" the tenant mutters as the judge finds for the landlord

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3366757&forum_id=2#31518620)



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Date: September 29th, 2016 1:22 AM
Author: very tactful people who are hurt

Lease says something like this:

CONDITION OF PREMISES: RESIDENT acknowledges that he has examined the premises and that

said premises, all furnishings, fixtures, furniture, plumbing, heating, electrical facilities, all items listed on

the attached inventory sheet, if any, and/or all other items provided by OWNER are all clean, and in good

satisfactory condition except as may be indicated elsewhere in this Agreement.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3366757&forum_id=2#31518650)