Hello, here is a real life scenario that my roommate and I are trying to determine.
Roommate Z has been at apartment for 8 years and when lease was signed with new roommate C his (roommate Z's) security deposit was rolled over from previous lease by landlord.
Roommate Z contributed $400 to security deposit.
Roommate C contributed $500 to security deposit.
Total Security deposit $900
Objective: Make sure both roommates pay equal amounts of US Dollars for any damages taken out of security deposit.
Roommate Z proposes that Roommate Z gets 44% of left over security deposit and Roommate C gets 56% of security deposit based on the percentage of the total $900 that was contributed.
Roommate C proposes that Roommate C gets $100 off the top of what is returned in the security deposit since he contributed $100 more and then split the remaining amount giving half to roommate Z and half to roommate C.
Which of the above methods ensures that both Roommate Z and Roommate C each pay the same amount toward what is taken out of the security deposits. Please explain your rationale in detail as neither roommate is great at math. If there is a better way to achieve the above objective please propose that also. Thank you for your time.
Roommate Z has been at apartment for 8 years and when lease was signed with new roommate C his (roommate Z's) security deposit was rolled over from previous lease by landlord.
Roommate Z contributed $400 to security deposit.
Roommate C contributed $500 to security deposit.
Total Security deposit $900
Objective: Make sure both roommates pay equal amounts of US Dollars for any damages taken out of security deposit.
Roommate Z proposes that Roommate Z gets 44% of left over security deposit and Roommate C gets 56% of security deposit based on the percentage of the total $900 that was contributed.
Roommate C proposes that Roommate C gets $100 off the top of what is returned in the security deposit since he contributed $100 more and then split the remaining amount giving half to roommate Z and half to roommate C.
Which of the above methods ensures that both Roommate Z and Roommate C each pay the same amount toward what is taken out of the security deposits. Please explain your rationale in detail as neither roommate is great at math. If there is a better way to achieve the above objective please propose that also. Thank you for your time.