Oklahoma § 41-136 - Removal of rented furniture - Procedure

§ 41-136. Removal of rented furniture - Procedure

A. Upon termination of a furniture rental agreement, the lessor

or agent of the lessor shall not remove the furniture from the

possession or dwelling place of the lessee unless the lessee or an

agent of the lessee is present. Such furniture shall be marked with

either an identifying number or in some other distinguishable manner

prior to removal. Before the furniture is removed, the lessor or

his agent shall inspect the furniture and advise the lessee or the

agent of the lessee of each specific item of damage. If furniture

is removed when such person is not present or if the furniture is

not inspected before removal, the entire amount of any security

deposit held by the lessor shall be returned to the lessee.

B. If the lessor complies with the provisions of subsection A

of this section and recovers damaged furniture, any security deposit

held by the lessor may be applied to the amount of damages which the

lessor has suffered due to the fault of the lessee if the lessor

provides to the lessee a written itemized statement of damage

delivered by mail, to be by return receipt requested and to be

signed for by any person of statutory service age at such address.

The lessor shall allow the lessee an opportunity to reinspect the

furniture in question before any security deposit may be retained or

any additional damage charge made.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 41. Landlord and Tenant

C. In the case of undamaged furniture, the lessor shall return

any security deposit without interest to the lessee within thirty

(30) days of the termination of the rental agreement. If the

returned furniture is damaged, the lessor shall return the balance

of any security deposit above the cost of damage, without interest,

to the lessee within thirty (30) days of the inspection of the

furniture by the lessee. If the lessee chooses not to inspect the

furniture, the balance of the security deposit shall be returned to

the lessee within thirty (30) days of the mailing of the written

itemized statement of damage.

Added by Laws 1982, c. 76, § 1.