Forum: Security Deposit

My old landlord never gave us a copy of our lease, even though we asked for it several times. We have a copy of the lease from the people that lived...

Tenant gave over 60 days written notice of intent to vacate. Lease ended on 12/31/09. Due to holiday, tenant left one set of keys in the apartment,...

Our family ended our lease and moved out 2/28/10. My landlord first indicated that she could not return my deposit until she got a new tentant and...

Our former landlord has failed to return our security deposit even though we sent our forwarding address. We filed a case in small claims court and...

Hello, I just received a letter from my daughters landlord that they are increasing the security deposit effective march 1st by $95.00. Her original...

Hello. It has been 6 months since i moved out, and my landlord never gave me a list of deductions OR my security deposit back. I gave her the...

I moved out of my apartment on August 5-6, and my lease ended around August 25 (definitely before the end of the month.) After numerous inquiries...

I am a landlord and have tenants whose lease expired October 31st. They left the keys in a drawer on this date, but also left a couple of items in...

My friend and I rent a small apartment for one year. He moved in in August 2008 and then I moved in in Sept. 2008. I moved out in August 2009 and he...

So the subject is quite verbose and gets the general gist of my gripe across. my roommates and i paid 700 bucks for security deposit. our lease ended...

Q. I rent an apartment and my security deposit is only $99.00. Why should I go through all the time and trouble of documenting the...

Last year the land lord said we would be getting our air conditioning fixed. So one and a half months into the summer and we still don't have air. ...

Ok, let me first say I appreciate everything that this forum brings. I have used it for several years now. The 1st time I lost a case to get my...

When we moved in we had four guinea pigs and a dog. At that time we paid a $200 pet deposit. It is not separated by animal, it was a lump sum for...

A landlord in Ohio can only charge a tenant for damage which is not the result of reasonable wear and tear. Thus, if the only damage to carpet is...

My current apartment is going to Sheriffs sale the first week of April. If I have to move out, who is responsible for returning my security deposit?

Hi Y'all, How long do you have to present your case in a small claims security deposit dispute? I want to present all the information, but not...

I just got a partial security deposit back from my former landlord. Two items were deducted: $75 to clean an oven $675 for landscaping and in...

I just found this site today and learned a lot. But the one thing that I was looking for I could not find. I have a question in regards to not...

My landlord will not give me my deposit back because I turned my keys in 4 days into the new month. I can not find law that supports her claim, and...