Hi All,
I am posting in this forum to get a legal opinion on this matter. we had rented a house 7 months back and had transferred 1.3 lakhs as deposit to the owner. The owner had not got the house painted or cleaned but we had did it ourselves. So I had discussed with owner and had striked out the clause of deducting painting charges at the time of vacating the house. we had recently vacated the house and the owner has deducted 5000 rupees from the advance. He says according to Bangalore norms he is deducting the amount. But, all the painting and cleaning was done by us and we have the bill for same. Now, there is no reason he could deduct 5000 just for the sake of it. I have the original rental agreement also. Please advise if this is a case eligible for consumer court. However less is the amount, dont want to accept some unnecessary deductions. Please advise.
