S&K Realty, LLC

From: Revdex.com of Metro Washington DCDate: Thu, May 11, at 8:AMSubject: Fwd: Additional Information regarding Complaint ID: ***To: *** *** Sincerely,Revdex.com Customer Service Team---------- Forwarded message ----------From: *** *** Date: Wed, May 10, at 11:PMSubject: Additional Information regarding Complaint ID: ***To: Revdex.com Dear Revdex.com,Attached is additional information for my rejection response for Complaint ID: ***. It seems that, while I was composing my initial rejection response, MrO*** uploaded additional documents that I had not yet had a chance to view.Upon viewing the documents supplied, I have the following additional comments:The *** *** Landscaping Proposal was never attached in his initial letter to me, dated February 14, 2017. Instead, a separate proposal with more costly estimates were included, seemingly in an attempt to misrepresent the actual costs paid from my security deposit. It is evident that the estimate provided in the original letter was not exercised, since there are duplicate items on both estimates and he submitted his copied checks showing he only paid *** *** Landscaping. Thus, he has yet to provide me the actual cost he paid for the clean-out of the garage (which he was required to do within days of my termination of tenancy or forfeit any claim to my deposit).Further, as the estimate from the handyman is not itemized, he has not shown any proof as to the validity of the $figure he listed in his letter that he has levied against my deposit (see attached).Regarding the utility bills, the lease requires the Landlord, if keeping the utilities in his name, to "forward a copy of these bills to Tenant for payment by Tenant." MrO*** failed to comply with the terms of the lease, both by failing to forward these bills and by paying them himself vice allowing me to pay them after reviewing the bill for accuracy (thus bypassing my right to dispute these charges within the standard 60-day window if erroneous charges are found). Further, the summary view of payments made does not suffice to meet the terms of providing a copy of the bill to me, the Tenant, since it only shows the amount paid and not what the charges were for (as such payments may include past due amounts, additional charges for optional services, late fees due to the Landlord's negligence, convenience fees, or charges for usage beyond the dates of tenancy). Further, he did not order meter readings for the beginning and end of my tenancy dates and instead opted to average the usage from beyond my time of tenancy to estimate charges due from me. Finally, in accruing this balance of water bill debt without my knowledge, he extended me a line of credit that I did not apply for, without providing me with the required Truth in Lending disclosures to inform me of the payment terms and conditions, and without providing periodic statements of the accruing debt.When I wrote to him in my letter dated March 1st, disputing these charges (USPS tracking number ***), he was required to respond within days, yet he instead ignored my letter.As he has failed to provide a valid itemized cost for a single valid charge to my security deposit for an amount that he has actually paid, I am now requesting my full security deposit of $be returned to me, plus $in interest charges as required by Maryland Law (years and months @ 3% annual interest rate), for a total of $2728.50.If he cannot agree to these terms, then I request that this matter be settled via binding arbitration, with an arbitrator selected by the Revdex.com, free from any recommendations by the Landlord or his agents.Best regards,*** ***

This letter is in response to the complaint filed against S&K Realty received by the Revdex.com by the tenant. First of all, I wish to express my desire to challenge the complaint and provide documentary evidence to refute the claims and allegations by the tenant. (See attached). S& K Realty...

entered into a rental contract on December 3, 2014 to provide the tenant and his family a duplex townhome (a) [redacted]. for approximately 2 years. The tenant on nearly all occasions provided the rental payment due in a timely fashion. S&K Realty generally provided timely maintenance and responded to the tenant's concerns in a timely fashion throughout the tenure of the lease. At all times throughout the tenure of the lease, I had a cordial relationship with the tenant and his family. As mentioned, I believe that we were very responsive to the tenant's needs and concerns. In fact, at some point during the tenancy it became apparent that the tenant had moved other family members into the home, in violation of the lease, but we overlooked this violation of the lease. I have always made myself available to discuss any matter and have always handled every situation in a reasonable manner. So, I'm troubled that the tenant did not see fit that he could talk to me about his concerns regarding his Security deposit. Nonetheless, I will now respond to his allegations. In stating that S&K Realty failed to return his security deposit, the tenant alleges that1) S&K Realty cited Several "repairs" that were pre-existing and normal wear and tear(painting) and upgrades (installing/replacing new blinds) that never existed.The items listed were not pre-existing deficiencies or normal wear and tear, nor upgrades. The painting touch-up, spackling, filling in nail holes and repairs included deliberate markings and drawings on walls and Religious papers and posters glued or taped to the wall that had to be removed and touched up. These were not normal scuffs or paint imperfections from normal wear & tear. These were pointed out to the tenant. The “blinds were actually the replacement of a shade on the left Bay window in the Family room that was ripped, torn-destroyed. The house was furnished with 3 new shades at the beginning of the tenancy. 2) S&K Realty levied an additional fee against my Security deposit for utility bills never shown to him for an undisclosed prior to end of tenancy.On Many occasions I informed/reminded tenant of his obligation re: Utilities as listed in Section 19 of the Rental Contract (See Lease). I continuously reminded him that Anne Arundel Co. doesn't take the Owner's name off of the Utility account, but leaves the accounting to the Landlord/Tenant. So, I reminded him occasionally that there was an outstanding Water Bill that had been paid on his behalf that required reimbursement from tenant. The last timel reminded tenant was on Dec. 17, 2016 during the walkthrough. I told the tenant and the agreed that I would bill him for the outstanding utility bill. (See attached Bills). Costs for repairs along with the amount of the utility bill exceeded the amount of the Security deposit. Thus, there was no security deposit to return. I was not aware that tenant did not receive an itemized copy of the bills. I have provided an additional copy with this response. But, at all times, through the signing of the lease and oral communication, tenant was aware of his obligation to pau utilities. It would be simply wrong and dishonest to suggest otherwise. (See attached Lease).3) S&K Realty noted repairs and other discrepancies based on a second inspection:There was not a second inspection (without the tenant) where new violations/discrepancies were found or noted. Immediately following our walk-through with the tenant My Real Estate agent & I conducted a meeting & were evaluating the property for re-renting purposes and we found one hidden repair that we missed during the walk-through (missing molding flap beneath a vanity). I took a picture of that item and my Agent advised me to take pictures of the all the trash the tenant left behind: commenting that it "looked like the tenant used the house, garage and exterior of the property for his personal dumping ground” (See pictures).4) S&K Realty failed to provide an itemized breakdown of charges against Security deposit.It's never our desire/intention to keep a tenant's security deposit, however, as I mentioned in theletter to the tenant (see attached), estimates for the clean-up and repairs far exceeded the amount of the security deposit(see one estimate attached). So, I hired a handyman to do most of the items and negotiated a group project price. So, there is not much itemization. I have picturesIn closing, the reason for the withholding of the security deposit was for 2 major items-as I informed the Tenant in the letter on 2/14/2017. The two major deductions were the outstanding utilities bill and the negotiated cost for the repairs made to the property. The tenant acknowledged the condition of the property and is aware of his obligation to pay utilities. If there is still disagreement on these items and willing to discuss the matter further with the tenant.If you should have any questions, please feel free to contact me at [redacted].Sincerely,Stanley **O[redacted], Jr.