Training-Basket2058 t1_j9n248s wrote on February 23, 2023 at 3:33 AM

I wouldn’t charge you but that’s me. I have multiple properties and I take each tenant by tenant. If they have been decent with me then I am more willing to accommodate them. That being said out of most of the residents in each property I know most of them. Nj law says landlords must return security deposit within 30 days of move out. We usually provide a list of charges based upon the condition of the apartment upon move out. I would likely charge 2 men @ 35.00 an hour to move the sofa and return the rest all in all it depends on if your landlord is a scumbag

Brilliant-Sun-563 OP t1_j9n46oj wrote on February 23, 2023 at 3:49 AM

Hi u/Training-Basket2058, thanks for getting back. Can you please cite a law that requires landlords to return the security deposit within 30 days?

The only law I could find is the 46:8-19 Rent Security Act, but it doesn't apply to owner-occupied properties unless the tenant invokes it by providing a 30-day notice to invoke it.

I agree with you. I accept that I left the couch and would have happily paid for it if he had just charged for that (even though he acted nice and said he will take care of it and assured me not to worry about it). But all those other bullshit charges are outrageous.