# My landlord is a tool

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/my-landlord-is-a-tool/221470>\
**Category:** random\
**Created:** [April 4, 2007, 3:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/my-landlord-is-a-tool/221470 "2007-04-04T15:59:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![pixelSnobbery](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e274bd/32.png) [@pixelSnobbery](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/pixelSnobbery)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2007, 3:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/my-landlord-is-a-tool/221470/1 "2007-04-04T15:59:17Z")

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Hey guys,

Not sure if I’m being screwed here or not…

I’ve just moved into a new place, and contacted the landlord of my old place today to see about getting my deposit money back.  
He told me that he’s having to take £100 off of it because one of the walls has some finger marks on it, and he needs to hire a decorator out to repaint the whole thing!

Surely he can’t do this? Wouldn’t dirty walls come under reasonable wear and tear? They weren’t even massively dirty!!!