Are all these “deposits” legal?
Rent deposit equal to rent
Electricity deposit
Water deposit
etc
Them fucking cartels!
Kihii ya ocha usisumbue landlords
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Ukijenga kwako hautasumbuliwa.
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Endelea kuishi kwa sq za babu yako, RWNBP
Typical vumbistan mentality…
I know right! Ain’t life a bitch
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When Michael Kimano wanted to move out of his one bedroom apartment in Nairobi’s Donholm to a more spacious one in Jamhuri Estate along Ngong’ Road, he budgeted for a refund of his rental deposit amounting to Sh22,000. The terms of his tenancy in Donholm included a two-month deposit refundable so long as he gave a two-months notice to the owner. Little did he know what lay in wait for him. “My landlady bluntly informed me that I was leaving the house in a poor state hence I could not get my deposit as it was going to be used to redo the house,” says Michael. But when Robinson Jalam wanted to move from his two bedroomed house in Kibera’s Ayany Estate, he knew his chances of getting a refund of his one month’s rent amounting to Sh15,000 were nil. “There was no written agreement. So I decided to live for another month without paying rent and finally moved out,” he says. Unlike Mike, he made use of his deposit before moving out. This is just a tip of the iceberg of what some tenants go through when they want to move houses. Many landlords have increasingly been coming up with flimsy excuses as not to refund rent deposit. Expensive affair Requirement to pay rent deposit (often two months rent), water deposit, electricity deposit and in some estates security deposit is a common trend. And landlords use this to make moving houses an expensive and frustrating venture. Many landlords have also taken upon themselves to raise the amount of deposit demanded by water and electricity service providers with the difference being pocketed.
According to Stephen Mutoro, Chief Executive Officer of the Kenya Alliance of Resident Associations who is also the Secretary General of Consumers Federation of Kenya, a tenant is only required to pay a month’s rent in advance as security deposit. This should be refunded if the house is returned in its original condition at the end of the contract. “Often you spend a lot of money when moving into a new house and this is your money so the landlord must refund your deposit when you move out,” he notes. Prior to moving out the landlord must inspect the house in your presence and can only withhold your deposit for certain specific reasons like outstanding rent payments or utility bills and these should only be to the specific outstanding balances. To guard against landlords out to frustrate a tenant, a thorough check of the house is necessary before moving in. “When moving in, one should take inventory of the condition of the house, recording any existing damage and checking all fixtures to make sure they are working. Check if the house is painted,” advises Mutoro. The tenant should then prepare an inventory and have the landlord sign it. If they won’t sign, send him/her a copy and keep one sealed and if possible together with pictures or videos of defects in the house.
Read more at: https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/business/article/2000026570/rent-deposit-every-tenant-s-nightmare
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You are a fantastic idiot brotha
Naona NASA bootlickers are already moving into more expensive neighborhoods in preparation to boycott paying rent should Jakuon win
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hehe,mimi kwenye naishi niliitishangwa hadi agreement fee,whatever that is,na sio refundable
I just told my landlady I can have her in police cells every weekend. She paid me promptly. Her caretaker told her I can easily do that.
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Naona umepata mnyonge :D:D:D
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Zii brathe, aliniletea za ovyo 17500 kuachia fala ni pesa Mob, I usually use the soft route ukileta umang’aa Hata pesa Yako mingi haitakusaidia, when I am dealing with you.
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Are you coming from America?
@byro hakurudishiwa deposit akamwaga concrete mixture kwa choo na all drainage kwa nyumba
Mimi keja ya 12k niliambiwa nilipe 35k, nilijaribu kutumia hadi Pythagoras theorem lakini could not understand how they got to triple the rent. Rent plus deposit 24K. water deposit 1500, power deposit 2500, hiyo 7k ingine walishindwa kuexplain etisign tu aggrement
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Mwagilieni hizo tiles cement na usprinkle maji juu kama hauna any other means. Bag ni less than k ama uingie mjengo hapo nxt uchukue half bag na soo. Mwaga ingine kwa choor na sink. Lock door na utupe keys.
Hivi hautarudishiwa deposit yako. Heri hiyo strategy ya @ Tarantinoh.
watu bado hulipia electricity deposit na tuko na tokens? maji hulipwa from rent. hio rent deposit sasa itabidi ujenge kwako