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Landlord and Garantie
Hi all,
I just wondered whether any of you might have any advice. We recently left our rented flat in Brussels (after just under 3 years), our landlord never completed an Etat de Lieux at the start of the tenancy, despite this at the end of the tenancy we all agreed on some things that we would fix, some paint work etc which we did, and then both signed the paperwork to release ½ of the garantie to us. However, the landlord must have altered this document after we had signed in and has since returned under a quarter of the money, claiming there were more works to be done? This can’t be legal can it??
If there's no État des Lieux d'entrée, then you should not have agreed to any damages, as nothing can be proven. It is illegal to omit this document. The scumbag has trapped you.
Write (registered letter), and insist that the full balance of the deposit is returned to you forthwith, or that they provide you with a État des Lieux de sortie drawn up by an independent expert (which of course is impossible), or you will take them to court.
