Hello lawyers,
I was renting an apartment in Coimbatore. I did not have a legal agreement with the owner as he did not agree for it initially. I had a deposit of 85000 with him, which is now not being returned. He is stating painting costs and maintenance.. the house is around 1500 sqft. I stayed in the apartment for +2 years and have done all the maintenance as well without the owner paying a penny from his hand and no dues of rent/ maintenance.. the owner states that he also has not increased the rent and this was a favour towards me, but more or less this was a request from my side as I was not able to claim hra due to no lease agreement.. it is not about the money, but more or less on the legal aspect of returning advance amount to a tenant, hence the following queries I have.
- should painting cost be paid by tenant?
- I had to move to other country due to job purpose and the owner is not responding to my advance request. How can I claim it?
- I was ready to pay owner an amount of 30000 towards any damages/painting, which he rejected stating that " I am not open for negotiation. I need the painting to be done, this is my rule, if you are not able to do it I will and return you the remaining amount"
Asked 2 years ago in Civil Law