# Landlord/Legal issue **URL:** \ **Category:** PittSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [March 27, 2008, 3:00am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/landlord-legal-issue/196380 "2008-03-27T03:00:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 35
**Author:** ![2toneishot](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/2toneishot/32/6010_2.png) [@2toneishot](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/2toneishot)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2008, 6:25am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/landlord-legal-issue/196380/35 "2008-04-01T06:25:38Z")
> [@Why is everyone selling their turbos hondas?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-is-everyone-selling-their-turbos-hondas/35662/61): > > I have been on both sides…Rented for several years before buying my first house, and rented my first house out for a few years after we built a new home. > I had both good and bad tenants(best was a section 8 single mom…go figure). When people live in a dwelling, there WILL be wear and tear. There WILL be an occasional stain, or paint scuff. IMO, many landlords use the security deposit for extra income, and keep that money to pay for normal wear, which is what rent is supposed to cover. > In this case, they were already charging extra rent because of the pets. Why the extra rent when they want to charge for all effects of the animals being there, and then some? I always thought that they charged more so that they can do the additional cleaning that might be required because of pets, once the tenant moves out. x2… that extra $25/ month pet fee is supposed to be used to handle any normal wear that a pet would cause to the dwelling. obviously if you have a rotweiller thats eating holes in the walls and chewing up the corners of doors its not gonna cut it, but i cant imagine a couple cats causing that much drama. I think you are well within your right to send him that letter and get your money back. If he doesnt have time to handle all his properties according to the law then perhaps its time to hire a property manager! --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/landlord-legal-issue/196380)._