A check in the mail

But it is no ordinary check. It represents the culmination of a month-long battle against a spurious system that systematically devours deposits meant to be reimbursed. No longer! Included with the check is a reference to an apartment immaculately maintained with promise of a glowing recommendation addressed to our future potential landlord.

Thank you, Ithaca Renting Company, for restoring our faiths in an inept system and proving to us that sometimes, even inept systems work. If you find yourself homeless in Ithaca, NY or thereabouts do not think twice on renting one of their properties. They can be officious and unnecessarily fussy but they refund your deposits %100 plus interest for as long as you empty and clean the place before you move out.

To give you a sharper picture, in contrast, if you rent from Ithaca Rentals & Renovations, Inc., in particular the Westview Apartments, then you can kiss at least %50 of your rental deposit good bye. They will charge upwards of $500 for painting per room, which is roughly %40 of your rental deposit. Other miscellaneous charges will undoubtedly eat the remainder. Admittedly, we left the place in a distressed state but nothing that a $70 cleaning service cannot manage. The deductions were unwarranted and the raped refund took 6 months to arrive, visiting the rental office and insisting on getting back the deposit included.

At Summer Hill, according to a friend's experience, his rental deposit was battered by fees that he would have thought he already covered since before moving out a. he retained the services of the same cleaning lady that the management uses to clean the place after a tenant moves out and b. he had the carpets professionally cleaned. However, both were still deducted from his rental deposit providing no plausible explanation for the redundancy except of course that they can do it.

In case it is still not obvious, you will have the least headache dealing with Ithaca Renting Company. You can consider it as a paid advertisement on behalf of the company. After all, they did send back my deposit check.