Rental dispute letter
Wed Sep 3, 2008 04:09PM | By Tony
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Several readers were looking for a rental dispute letter. While this is not exactly our forte, we realized two things - there is virtually nothing resembling a rental dispute letter nor instruction on how to write one, and rental disputes will surely affect your credit unless a dispute is resolved to some mutual satisfaction between you, the tenant and landlord. There are many aspects in your typical rental situation, and many related local entities from Code Compliance, to Fair Housing, to Better Business Bureau tend to get involved, especially during really nasty disputes. The is the actual rent dispute letter I wrote, while moving out from my last rental apartment. I gave the managing company 40 something day notice, not realizing that the contract required 60 day window, permitting to break the rent in case if tenant buys a property. I did complain on some odors, and had that on record. I also had less than three months left and rented there for almost 4 years. However imperfect it is, it worked like a magic after two weeks of verbal going-nowhere.
XYZ Village Apartments
4671 Rosemont Ave, #140
Chicago, IL 60645
Dear management,
With this rental dispute letter I am hoping to resolve our differences in good will, and to a mutual satisfaction. First I admit that I missed the clause in my rental contract which specifically calls for the 60 day notice to break the lease in case a tenant buys his or her primary residence. However I would like you to take into account my perfect rental history with the company, the fact that I have rented for over 3.5 years and a common sense fact that 47 days in today's rental market is more than sufficient for you to find another tenant. I keep apartment in the most immaculate order and the notion that you need two weeks for repairs and cleanup is just a pretence to try forcing your demands upon me. Also, in spite of my repeated complains of burning smell and some other unidentified odors that have periodically appear since the beginning of last year, I still continue renting, even though your promise to fix the problem has never been fulfilled. Moreover, instead of trying to resolve this amicably, your office threatened not only keep my rent deposit, but to refer me to a collection agency for the remaining balance.
I strongly suggest you to reconsider and allow me to break my rental agreement with XYZ Village Apartments. Otherwise I am reserving my right to complain with Cook County Office of Code Compliance with regards to burning smell and other odors, and submit a formal complaint to Better Business Bureau.
Please let me know about your decision ASAP.
Thanks
Use this not very graceful rental dispute letter as a template for your dispute. Whatever it is you are arguing with the landlord, always be polite and to the point.
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