Obtaining my deposit and partial rent from landlord - I moved?

[xoxohthdotcom]

I get a call from my landlord telling me what address to send the deposit. And then he tells me the place is filthy. I cleaned it thoroughly when I left.

We agreed verbally that I could leave my apartment early out of the lease if I found someone to take over. I did and I left on April 15.

He calls me and tells me he wants me to mail him a copy of my airline tickets. I'm confused as to why. He said to make sure I really did move to NY. It shouldn't make a difference where I go but he says that he wants to make sure I didn't move down the street. He then tells me the difficulty in finding a new tennet.

I tell him I found him one and the guy already paid his deposit and he approved of the guy weeks before I moved out of the apartment.

I told him I'd mail him the airline ticket. He was such a nice guy and then immediately when he called he changed totally and kept telling me "you know how you left the apartment." I asked if there was a problem. He said no.
I'm worried that he is asking for my airline ticket to make sure I moved. That way he can screw me over my deposit even more.

Should I mail it anyway? That's what he requested. Not sure what I should really do. I was thinking of just sending a letter and the airline ticket information.

 

[jcardenasremax]

I suggest that you make an thorough inspection before you move in and after you move out with the landlord. You might also want to keep a digital camera on hand during these inspections so you can prove yourself in court that the property was left in the condition it was agreed on the lease. You don't need to send him airline tickets. That's non of his business if you moved across the street or not. He made an agreement (hopefully it was in writing) and you complied to the terms.

In other words, he is just mad you left. You should get your deposit back as soon as possible. Dont delay time and ignore his calls there after.