Hi All,
I rent a room in my house and have a room rental agreement in place. A tenant wants to move out 3 months into a 12 month lease as they are moving n with their girlfriend. Generally speaking should I withhold their security deposit? It clearly states that it can be withheld in the room agreement if they move out before the expiry of the lease. I have never encountered this situation before and is it the norm that people actually withhold the deposit. The guy has not actually mentioned anything about getting the deposit back so I wonder has he just accepted the loss. He is a nice guy and don't want to appear like the greedy landlord but I have to re advertise the room again and pay daft costs etc etc. Any advice appreciated.
Thanks
I rent a room in my house and have a room rental agreement in place. A tenant wants to move out 3 months into a 12 month lease as they are moving n with their girlfriend. Generally speaking should I withhold their security deposit? It clearly states that it can be withheld in the room agreement if they move out before the expiry of the lease. I have never encountered this situation before and is it the norm that people actually withhold the deposit. The guy has not actually mentioned anything about getting the deposit back so I wonder has he just accepted the loss. He is a nice guy and don't want to appear like the greedy landlord but I have to re advertise the room again and pay daft costs etc etc. Any advice appreciated.
Thanks