What is the name of your state? montana
i recently purchased a home and moved out of the house i was renting for the last 2 years. the house i rented had some serious moisture and climate issues. there was no heat in the back part of the house, so it would get so cold you could see your breath and water would actually freeze at times. also, the bathroom fan was not vented outside, but vented into the attic, causing a jungle of mold to grow up there. the landlord also had removed insulation from the attic and not replaced it (this was in the back part of the house also), causing mold to grow on the ceiling, baseboard and trim in my bedroom. the extreme moisture and climate and leaking toilet also caused the bathroom floor to warp. and on the last day, when i was cleaning up, the carpet pile came loose and wrapped around the vacuum brush, so a strip of carpet (very narrow, but long) came up. besides the carpet, i told my landlords about a dozen times verbally and in writing about the problems, and they always said they'd fix them but never did. the carpet, though an accident is my fault. i gave them a letter stating all the problems i knew of with the house (as they had asked me to) and the keys and it's been a week. they haven't called me to give me back my deposit or tell me they aren't going to give me my deposit and i can't get a hold of them. first, can they hold me responsible for those things i had no control over like the mold and the warped floor? and what about the carpet - there was no way i could've seen that coming. also, they gave me a glowing reference to buy my house. i was always on time with rent, abided by the lease agreement to a t. what's the best way to approach getting my deposit back?
i recently purchased a home and moved out of the house i was renting for the last 2 years. the house i rented had some serious moisture and climate issues. there was no heat in the back part of the house, so it would get so cold you could see your breath and water would actually freeze at times. also, the bathroom fan was not vented outside, but vented into the attic, causing a jungle of mold to grow up there. the landlord also had removed insulation from the attic and not replaced it (this was in the back part of the house also), causing mold to grow on the ceiling, baseboard and trim in my bedroom. the extreme moisture and climate and leaking toilet also caused the bathroom floor to warp. and on the last day, when i was cleaning up, the carpet pile came loose and wrapped around the vacuum brush, so a strip of carpet (very narrow, but long) came up. besides the carpet, i told my landlords about a dozen times verbally and in writing about the problems, and they always said they'd fix them but never did. the carpet, though an accident is my fault. i gave them a letter stating all the problems i knew of with the house (as they had asked me to) and the keys and it's been a week. they haven't called me to give me back my deposit or tell me they aren't going to give me my deposit and i can't get a hold of them. first, can they hold me responsible for those things i had no control over like the mold and the warped floor? and what about the carpet - there was no way i could've seen that coming. also, they gave me a glowing reference to buy my house. i was always on time with rent, abided by the lease agreement to a t. what's the best way to approach getting my deposit back?