SECURITY DEPOSIT QUESTIONS

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Q. What steps should I take to ensure receiving my security deposit back from my landlord?

Q. My landlord will not give me my security deposit back. What rights do I have?

Q. How specific does the landlord have to be in the written list of deductions from my security deposit?

Q. Do I absolutely have to give written notice of my forwarding address to get my security deposit back?

Q. Can my landlord ask for a security deposit before showing me my apartment and signing the rental agreement?

Q. My landlord is claiming that he is only the rental manager, not the owner, and I must sue the owner if I want to get my security deposit back. Is he right?

Q. My landlord sold the apartment in which I live during the term of the lease. I have moved out and the new rental manager is telling me that I must recover the security deposit from the previous owner. To whom do I look for the return of the deposit?

Q. Who has the burden of proving proper withholding from the security deposit?

Q. Can my landlord charge me for carpet cleaning?

Q. Is a Tenant entitled to double damages and attorneys fees for wrongfully withheld security deposit

Q. Is a Tenant entitled to double damages and attorneys fees even in small claims court

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