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Deposit Return leaving country

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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 08 March 2018 - 10:25

Hello, can anyone advise what happens if the POA won't return your deposit and you're leaving the country. Our POA is being very unhelpful and I feel this is what's going to happen when we move out. We are relocating home soon after move out so obviously won't be here to try get it off her. Is it a case that we just loose it? It's 14,000 so it's alot of money to us! I presume you can't force them to hand it over the day of move out? They will say they need to check it over etc and then come back to us. What if they don't answer your calls and won't meet? Has anyone any advice on this? Thanks

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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 08 March 2018 - 14:34
What's a POA in this circumstance? do you mean agent or landlord's rep? Power of Attorney? A POA would be working on your behalf wouldn't they? Anyway probably best to ask how long it will take aft...
Sorry, I meant the landlords POA, she does all the dealings, we have no contact with the landlord as they are abroad. She often never answers the phone and we have no address for her. My fear is that when we hand over the keys she says she will contact us in a few days about deposit and then we never hear from her again, I have a feeling she won’t answer calls and we jus lose the money or worse she tells the landlord she’s returned the money and keeps it herself - I’d hate her to benefit after being so unprofessional! . My husband thinks we could just refuse to move out u til we get it. It I don’t think we can, legally. Anyone any advise?
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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 08 March 2018 - 13:48
What's a POA in this circumstance? do you mean agent or landlord's rep? Power of Attorney? A POA would be working on your behalf wouldn't they? Anyway probably best to ask how long it will take after you move out and stay in a cheap hotel or something for a couple of days to make sure you get the money.
 
 

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