I fdamages to a rental unit are beyond the security deposit, what can the owner do ?
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Norman_Outside the lines
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norman.. fix your spelling ... hurry...
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Demand more money from you. If you don't pay, sue you.
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The owner can sue you for the difference.
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The worst case scenario from the tenant's perspective is if the landlord files suit against the tenant but doesn't know where to find him or her to serve the summons. The case goes to court, the landlord obtains a summary judgement because the tenant doesn't show up to present his side of the story, and the tenant ends up on the hook for all the damages *plus* the landlord's court costs. An unscrupulous landlord can also pad the bill for other repairs, and since the tenant isn't there to contradict the landlord's side of the story, the landlord will win by default. Then, if the court has no way to contact the tenant, the judgement goes directly to the tenant's credit rating as "unpaid" where it festers there for years until the tenant applies for a home loan or checks his credit rating.
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