Violet: What can an apartment take from your security deposit. I live in California?
This is one thing they have said they will take.
“When an apartment is vacated that has been occupied by a resident with a pet, a sanitation fee will automatically be deducted from the security deposit for the extermination of fleas and deodorizing of the apartment.”
Can they do that? Thanks.
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Answer by poonie
No, the law states that there cannot be “automatic” or “routine” deductions for cleaning (flea extermination is considered cleaning in this case). The lease isn’t even legally allowed to say that.
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