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but, all that aside. Here is what will happen. They will first charge the estate (not you) an extra 20% late fee. Then, when it isn’t paid, they will add an additional late fee and send legal notices (the cost of having a lawyer draw up that notice and deliver it will be added to the balance due). If you still do no pay, the whole thing is handed to the lawyer..he then adds legal fees (typical would be about $3,000 to start). The lawyer then proceeds against the estate (at $350 per hour). Each month that passes there is an additional 20% of the total balance added.
you see where this goes? You will not win in court...but oh geez the total bill will be a drain on the estate.
the bigger question is what it does to your peace of mind. This will make you crazy at a time you don’t need the added stress.
My advice is to pay it and just chalk it up to another example of the money hungry world we live in,
Cleaning is part of the contract. You should not have to pay that. Its logical they have to get ready for another resident.
Plus, they want to charge you for cleaning your mother's room, and you are resisting this claim on the grounds that your mother's transfer to the room was done at very short notice and the room had certainly not been cleaned before her arrival - you're leaving it as you found it, essentially?
Please correct anything I've misunderstood.
What I would ask is: is it worth it to you to argue about this? Is the money a problem, or is it the principle of the thing that grates?
I would certainly want to know if the resident prior to your mother was charged for room cleaning. Interesting, if academic, point.
But if these charges are in the contract, and the money isn't the real issue, I should have thought it would be least upsetting to pay and then shake the dust from your feet. I'm very sorry for your loss.
If a resident were to die on the 3rd of August they (estate) would be charged until the end of the month. If there are any belongings left and the room can not be released for someone else you would be charged until they can enter, clean the room and make it ready for the next resident.
Same goes for outdoor space, if there was a car and a space for that room that would be an extra charge until the auto is removed.
It would be easier to answer if there was more info on what charges were for.