Various…

The cashier’s check sent to the former tenants for a partial deposit reimbursement finally cleared the bank on the 6th. They received the check, and accounting showing why they didn’t receive a full refund, on the 27th, within my legal limits to deliver both. It was a long 9-days somehow. Cashing a partial deposit refund check, in this state, does not cancel or negate a tenant’s right to disagree with their landlord’s decision regarding the withholding of said deposit. The further out we collectively get from 11/27, without them kicking up a fuss, the chances of them doing so go downhill on a shallow yet exponential curve. The elder tenant in the relationship wouldn’t be able to stand being reprimanded in court, or losing a small claims case. There’s too much ego there. While I won’t totally dismiss future shenanigans by them, I’m no longer actively worrying about fall out.

And to that end, on advise of council, I did not send the letter about rent remediation for the water heater’s poor behavior… She said that unless they bring it up again, let it alone.

Today saw the reinstallation of the entrance door to the house, minus it’s antique lead paint! Our contractor had to remove the paint, remove the original finish (because someone put lead paint, prior to 1979, on a solid fir door over what was probably a marine finish), and then build the finish back up. This door is 64-years old. I think it looks magnificent!

The new tenants have signed the docs, sent this month’s rent, and will arrive at some point in January. We’ll be heading up at the very end of the month to continue with some house improvements, and to spend New Year’s.