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Just moved out of a Seattle rental and my landlord deducted $1,560 from my $2,000 deposit: $380 deep cleaning $300 “smoking related cleaning” $520 drywall repairs $220 window adhesive removal $140 for “2 days overstay” I cleaned/vacuumed before leaving and even paid my movers extra to remove all the trash. The “front yard cigarette residuals” mentioned in the invoice were, to my knowledge, literally like 2 cigarette butts in the driveway/parking area. There were some drywall holes so I’m not saying I caused ZERO damage. I actually offered to pay for legitimate damages, but $520 for patching + $220 adhesive removal + $680 in cleaning seems crazy to me?? The invoice also gives no hours, labor rate, materials etc, just lump sums. The invoice is from Focus Management LLC, which I have reason to believe may be connected to the landlord’s brother (still verifying). The address appears residential, I cant find basically any public info about this specific LLC, and when I searched the UBI printed on the invoice on WA Department of Revenue, it returned “Account does not exist or the account has been closed more than 5 years.” The invoice is dated Aug 20, 2026. Idk if theres an innocent explanation but it seems weird. Then theres the “2 days overstay.” Lease ended July 31 and I moved Aug 1. I left before my movers, and I have records showing my movers were already at my NEW apartment by 8:18pm Aug 1 trying to park/unload. I was at the old property later because I participated in the move-out inspection, which went until around midnight. Some of that time wasnt even inspection. His gf was talking about their relationship/fights, giving me personal advice and asking about stuff like her passport renewal. Now he’s calling 12:07am Aug 2 my “official move-out” and charging 2 days lol. He also previously claimed I “chose not to participate in the inspection” even though I literally did the inspection with them. He now also claims I signed a move-in checklist years ago and his family has it, but I dont remember ever signing/receiving one, so I asked him to send me the copy. For context, things were already really bad between us. He verbally harassed me, tried imposing weird rules that werent in my lease about laundry/package pickup/my belongings, and I personally witnessed him being physically abusive toward his gf, including choking her. I’ve also heard about problems involving previous tenants and the current first-floor tenant, although obviously I cant personally verify everything that happened to them. Do these charges/prices seem normal for Seattle? Does the Focus Management LLC/UBI situation seem weird? And because they’re a private family-run landlord with no obvious business page to review, is there any legitimate place to leave a factual landlord/property review so future tenants can see it?

Apple Maps renames Lake Ontario as Lake America after Trump order?!? “Just following orders”, ay? Where have I heard this happen with corporations before and how did history end up judging them?!? 🤔😤

Great to hear! No details yet on the tentative agreement but happy for school to start tomorrow 🎉🥳

Just curious if anyone knows of a place in Seattle that does prenatal massage which provides the type of table where you can actually lie on your front instead of on your side? Bonus points if the massage therapists aren't afraid to apply pressure to a pregnant body. Thank you!

I am getting married soon and I am in the market for a nice, crisp suit that I could wear for a good part of a decade and maybe even end up being a vintage elegance down the line. Any recommendations that are not Nordstrom, Indochino, or Suitsupply ?

Banh mi baguettes and bolillos are the exception if you live near a good baker. Grocery stores have basic bread. It's not terrible, but it's basic. We have great sourdough and artisan loaves, but sandwich rolls? Where?!?

i'm deciding between learning french, german, or swedish/norwegian/danish. i like them all equally but i'd like to have people to practice with. i know that there is a nordic community in ballard but i'd imagine that most of them are the descendants of the immigrants and they probably only speak english (correct me if im wrong though).

Hi, I am not interested in dating scenes etc. I am more interested in a spot that has an open vibe to conversing at the bar, likely while getting a dinner for one (or not). I am happily married, we both travel a lot and when I am in different cities I have found spots that I like - what spots would you recommend?

This is a bit of an odd question but I wanted to see if I could maybe use the flowers there to take a photo ive been seen all over pinterest. It looks really cool but unfortunatley it's ai generated. (ai picture is attatched)

On Friday, I was riding the 27 bus heading east along Yesler Terrace toward Douglass*-Truth library. It seems most likely the keys were lost on the bus, but none of that day's drivers reported them, nor have they been turned in to the metro lost and found. It could be they were lost in Donald-Truth or as I was walking back west along that same route. Here's a mockup of the key set, please DM me if you have any information. https://preview.redd.it/bs7j518zg1nh1.png?width=880&format=png&auto=webp&s=c9a240910058d8bc974017b68ce2a8ad36cafb31