Landperson no returing deposit

[cirian75]

Moved into a house share at the end of 2011

 

LandLady is the home owner

 

paid a £300 deposit.

 

left there 4 days ago

 

landlady is now refusing to have over the deposit until she has the carpet cleaned and the most minor of minor paint done

 

she claim the carpet is filthy, it is plainly not.

 

I have taken HQ photo's and videos of the room.

 

Carpet is a super light beige and I lived there for 13 months

 

my old man who was there today with me while I took photos clocked the carpet in her bedroom, I thinks it was dirtier than the one in what used to be my room

 

it is nothing more than very minor wear and tear which I know the deposit can not be used cover.

 

 

I have checked all 3 off the deposit schemes

 

the deposit is in neither.

 

what do I do next?

Edited February 3, 2013 by cirian75

[mariner51]

You mean Landperson is your LL?

Does she live in same property as you?

Do you have a written AST tenancy or lodger agreement?

Is she providing a room to you under Govt 'Rent a Room Scheme'?

T deposit protection rules only apply if you have an AST.

[cirian75]

You mean Landperson is your LL?

Does she live in same property as you?

Do you have a written AST tenancy or lodger agreement?

Is she providing a room to you under Govt 'Rent a Room Scheme'?

T deposit protection rules only apply if you have an AST.

 

Yes, landperson/landlady/landlord same thing

 

When I did live there, she and her partner where at the same time

 

I have a typed "Lodger Agreement" with her signature on it

 

Don't know, but my rent was less than the AST tax limit

 

Don't know if my "lodger agreement" counts.

[cirian75]

some peeps over at money saving exp seem to think that I was classified as a "excluded occupier" = T deposit protection rules only apply don't apply

[mariner51]

You appear to be a lodger /excluded occupier, not a T with AST, so deposit protection rules do not apply.

Can you post your lodger agreement as pdf, or type exactly word for word with formatting?