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10:37:58 -0800 Mon, 16 Jul 2012 10:50:20 -0800 en-us 60
Question: Lawyer now or lawyer later? Virginia-tenant-filter: I
moved out, they sent me a big bill with a short deadline.
Dispute damages first, lawyer later? Or lawyer now for the
dispute? <br /><br /> I recently bought a house, yay! However,
on moving out I received a bill from the apartment complex (of a
national management company) where I lived for two years for
about a thousand dollars, due only two weeks from the date of
their letter (three days before I received it).<br> <br> They
are threatening collections if they have not received payment in
under two weeks.<br> <br> They charged to paint normal wear-and-
tear (as well as added to the walk-through inspection report
after giving me my copy), as well as full carpet replacement due
to "severe pet stain and odor" (nobody has ever commented on a
pet odor even when asked, including th