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inmom
My question involves landlord-tenant law in the State of: Indiana
Tenant broke 6 month lease and now does not want to pay me. Tenant has 6 month lease that runs thru February. They just moved out on me. They have not paid the water bill since they have lived there nor 2 month of utilities. Also owe one week of rent. It is all stated in lease that they are to pay this. Now I am stuck because I kept them in my name and they were to pay me. In October they informed me that the heating did not work. I offered to have it looked at but they did not want me having someone come in when they were not home nor would they take time off of work to have someone look at it. They said that they would get heaters to take care of it. I have the text messages where I offered heaters to them and they said they would take care of it. Indiana has not been that cold. They also had a dog in the apartment when the lease said no pets. Now they are saying that they could break the lease (3 months remaining) and do not have to pay those bills that I could take it out of their security deposit. Security deposit was $400 and the bills are $512 without the $1200 for the 3 remaining months on the lease. BTW, they moved back with parents as they could not afford. Lost jobs because they were arrested for selling pills.
What can I say to them and can I sue for the $1712 plus Court costs and interest?
Thanks.