can a landlord charge for this?

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Anonymous wrote:Condensation in between glass panes is caused by the sealant, usually silicone, degrading over time or failing. This is just the normal lifecycle of a window. For your landlord to blame this on you is pretty ridiculous.

+1 exactly

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If you already moved out, I'm assuming you received all your deposits back? Even if he wants to charge you, how can he make you pay ?

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OP,

He's trying to gauge you for wear and tear. Call him on it and see if he backs down. Good luck.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Condensation in between glass panes is caused by the sealant, usually silicone, degrading over time or failing. This is just the normal lifecycle of a window. For your landlord to blame this on you is pretty ridiculous.

THIS

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Agree to an amount you're willing to settle for the blinds (unless it really was impossible to open/close them without them breaking - then claim no responsibility).

For the glass, tell him it was not your fault (sealant, etc.) and that you will not agree to pay for it. If he insists, tell him you are happy to go to the small claims court over the issue. He'll either back down or turn up and meet with a mediation person who will probably sort it all out. We've been there, done that.

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Anonymous wrote:If you already moved out, I'm assuming you received all your deposits back? Even if he wants to charge you, how can he make you pay ?

No o haven't received my deposit back yet. I think under Va law he has 30 days to return it. I did call him, but he's adamant that I put bleach on the glass door and it went inside

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Anonymous wrote:If you already moved out, I'm assuming you received all your deposits back? Even if he wants to charge you, how can he make you pay ?

No o haven't received my deposit back yet. I think under Va law he has 30 days to return it. I did call him, but he's adamant that I put bleach on the glass door and it went inside

It sounds like he's trying to stiff you for the deposit. My guess is that he didn't keep it in an escrow account (as he's supposed to do) and comingled it with his personal funds. And now he doesn't want to pay out.

Condensation between planes of glass is normal wear and tear for a window as the silicone degrades.

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You should've reported an issue with the panes to the landlord.

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If he doesn't give you your deposit back, take him to small claims and bring photos of what glass corrosion is and looks like. As a resident you are not responsible for external wear and tear. He just wants to keep your money.

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Thank you, I still haven't heard back from him at this point, so I'm just waiting to see what he says

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Vertical blinds are cheap. I'd tell him I'd pay for those but the glass, no way.

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Anonymous wrote:I rented a place for 3 years and recently moved out. The landlord called me and said that the sliding glass on the deck has a stain on it and his handyman said I must have put bleach on it and that's why the stain is there, I have never even washed that glass because I had curtains covering that area. That stain is in between the 2 glasses on the inside, it looks foggy and is pretty much condensation but he's trying to wipe out off from the outside and is persuaded is a stain. I told him it was condensation and he should fire that handyman because that glass was never bleached but hes asking if it's condensation why is it just on one side of the glass and why don't the other windows have it? That door also had vertical blinds that would fall off every time you pull it, so it's missing a few slats, can he charge me for that as well? He wants to charge me for the glass door n the vertical blinds

If the vertical blinds were broken, you should have reported it to your landlord and taken pictures when that happened so that you documented it and told him to fix it. He can charge you for them if they were fine when you took possession and they were broken and missing slats when you moved out, yes.

Did your landlord ever tell you that you must not use bleach on the sliding glass door? Lots of people clean windows with bleach. I'm not saying that you did it, but if that's what he's claiming you did and wants to charge you for it, I don't think that's legit.

He never told me not to use bleach but that's besides the point. I have never even cleaned that glass door, I had curtains over it, so can count the times ive even seen the door while I was living there. I didn't report the blinds, when the slats started falling off, they were old blinds and like I said because I didn't use that door often, it didn't particularly bother me, but they would fall off whenever you slide them open.

You never cleaned it? I guess you should be charged a cleaning fee.

Whatever. I've lived in my rental two years and never cleaned the windows, nor do I intend to before we move out unless there is visible dirt/grime/fingerprints

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The window isn't your fault. It happened in our rental and I didn't charge the tenant. He didn't report it either, which didn't bug me.

I do think that you should have held on to the vertical blinds that fell off, because if they are missing then he might not be able to replace them. Had you done that, he could just fix it. Vertical blinds are PITA.

If you're not in the apartment you need to ask him to take a picture of the window in the event that either of you sue the other. You're entitled to that.

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Anonymous wrote:If you already moved out, I'm assuming you received all your deposits back? Even if he wants to charge you, how can he make you pay ?

No o haven't received my deposit back yet. I think under Va law he has 30 days to return it. I did call him, but he's adamant that I put bleach on the glass door and it went inside

Virginia law is 45 days to return the security deposit.

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Anonymous wrote:You should've reported an issue with the panes to the landlord.

Wrong. This is wear and tear that is NOT in the interior of the home. Glass between two exterior panes is the landlord's problem. He just wants someone else to pay for his building maintenance and think he has you on the blinds and can tack on the (much more expensive) glass issue too.