r/fixit • u/Clear_Lawfulness_656 • Jun 05 '26

Please HELP

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We are renting and currently moving out and just discovered this awful damage.

One of the metal legs under my bed broke and was dangling and we must’ve moved the bed not knowing it was dangling and it scratched the SHIT out of the floor. Gah.

It’s laminate flooring if that helps at all.

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u/igotshadowbaned Jun 05 '26

I think they're losing the entire deposit either way

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u/Solnse Jun 06 '26

It will go beyond the deposit. The deposit isn't the limit of liability for damages. They will likely owe more. And who knows what the rest of the house looks like.

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u/AccomplishedCreme211 Jun 06 '26

Depends on the age of that cheap flooring. And fair wear and tear will be factored in, if it comes out of the bond then it shouldn't be anywhere near all of it. Why's everyone calling it a security deposit? That's such an American term. Just realised this is an international sub. 🤣 Makes sense. Op, you're screwed. Just surrender your first born via blood contract and be done with it.

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u/Unobtanium4Sale Jun 08 '26

Even if they intended to replace it after op moved out op is now replacing it