My question involves a security deposit in the State of: California
Hello, me and my gf have lived in the same house for a little over a eyar now, and our roommates/landlords have given us a 30 day notice, and when it comes to our security deposit all of this was said, word for word from the agreement:
Terms and Conditions for Deposit Refund: The following temrs and conditions must be complied with fully and to the best of your abilities. Maximum refund is not to exceed ***** dollars. Any refund that is owed will be submitted 14 days after the 30 days. Any deductions from deposit will be submitted in an itemized form.
1. the property must have not sustained any damage in any way. This includes, but is not limited to, damage done directly by you, your guests, or through your negligence. Any costs to fix damage directly or indirectly by you will be subtracted from the original deposit.
2. The property must be returned in the condition it was received. This includes, but is not limited to, any and all cleaning, repainting, replacement costs and/or repairs. Any costs to return property to original received condition will be subtracted from original deposit.
3. The property must be vacated in entirety after 30 days of this notice. Any days after the 30 days will be charged $75 per day. Any days of occupancy after the 30 will be subtracted from the original deposit
4. All personal effects/iterms must be removed from the property by the end of the 30 days. Any items left behind will be held up to 14 days at a rate of $30 per day. After 14 days, the items becomes sole property of the landlord. Any days of storage for items after the 30 days will be subtracted from the original deposit
5. All keys must be returned by the end of the 30 days. Any keys not returned will be charged $25 per key as well as the costs to rekey the locks the unreturned keys belong to. Any costs for the unreturned keys and rekeys fees will be subtracted from the original deposit
6. All large items, including but not limited to, boxes, beds, televeisions etc. must not be removed from the property without at least one of the landlords present. Removing large items from the property without one of the landlords present will negate the deposit in it's entirety
7. If the deposit in entirety becomes exhausted due to above terms and conditions, you will be held financially responsible for any and all costs above and beyond said deposit.
Now most of this is standard issue, but can they really charge us the fees outlined in points 3, 4, 5, 6? 3, 4, and 5 are understandable, but 6 is ridiculous. They work during the week and are barely home on the weekends, how are we supposed to move if they are purposefully not there? It is my property, how can they say i can't move it when I please? Me and my gf have already signed this document, but I feel we were forced to do so without having a chance to check the law first. I couldn't find anything about 3, 4, 5, or 6. Is there anything we can do?

