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Security Deposit Forfeiture?
My tenants are currently delinquent on one month's rent. We have begun eviction proceedings. My question, however, is: Does the tenants' breaking of the lease forfeit the 2 months of security deposit? As in, does the law state that once a lease is broken by tenants, they forfeit their security deposit? Or are they still owed whatever is left after I cover the 1 month rent?