Hi Orgo,
Congratulation on the new house! You would be amazed to know that we went through similar ordeal too. I shared our ex-realtor story <a href="http://www.irvinehousingblog.com/forums/viewthread/5152/">here</a>, but the story didn't quite end there and I'll try to update my post with...
Thanks again guys for all the helpful advice. IHB rocks! I will be sending out this email to the manager shortly, to dissuade him from further getting on our nerves and just let us go our seprate ways. Could you do me a favor and let me know if I should do it, or just keep quite for now and go...
Yes, we have been considering taking care of it ourselves, but I'm just afraid that no matter what we do, this guy will come up saying we didn't do it the way they expected us to do it, and would go ahead and keep our deposit. I may consider doing what green_cactus suggested and go by California...
Update - Here is his reply:
Dear XXX-
Thanks for your email.
The Standard Initial Inspection Statement is very clear and accurate and speaks for it self. What is perplexing is why you are now questioning these obvious damages. We even discussed these items on August 17, 2009...
Yes, we are still there. I can take pisutres and video too. Should I do it? What if they claimed that we made damages after taking pictures but before handing the keys over to them?
We are moving to our new home in a few days and I'm so glad we will be done with renting. This last rental has been a royal pain. I can go pages analyzing the personality of the manger, but won't be able to cover everything. I believe we should create a new <a...