Matthew, Depending on when you plan to move, here is an option that worked for me years ago. Pay your rent on the first of the month, but pay it to the county (government building). They will put it an an escrow account which will prove that it was paid on time, however, the landlord will not be able to recieve it until he/she fixes the problems they have been neglecting. With that, I would also file my official notice to vacate the premises. That way everything will be legal and timely. I believe that they have about two weeks to send you your deposit, barring any "discussed" payment for damages. If they do not, you are entitled to double what they owe you. If you have a hard time collecting it even still, you can file for it in concilliation court. If they still do not comply, you can fill out a form, pay the fee to the sherriff's office. The sherriff will then freeze your ex-landlord's account, take out what is owed you, plus reimbursement for the fee, and give it to you. Once you have paid the money to escrow, your landlord will probably shape up, because they usually don't want to pay any more than they have to. Oh, the person I did this to was Edward Manderville. At the time he was the housing inspector for the City of Minneapolis. Hope things work out for you. Pamela Taylor (Lyndale)
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm curious if there is anyone out there that can help me out with a question I have. My landlord really neglects our building. never responds to maintenance requests and there are some pretty severe problems (like electrical problems). My roommate and I have decided to vacate the apartment. However, two sets of former tenants have not ever received their security deposits back and have sued the landlords. Does anyone know if there is something that I can do before moving out to ensure that I receive my security deposit back... Are there any city ordinances that govern this type of thing? Also, do apartments ever get inspected by the city? The building is literally falling apart at this point. Thanks! Matthew Philip The Wedge REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a member is in violation, contact the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[email protected] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a member is in violation, contact the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[email protected] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
