If your prospective partner can't manage to be patient with people, and treat all people with respect regardless of his or her perceived notion of their station in life (and often it is merely perception- it's not where you are, it's where you're going- and that includes the maid) then some people would give you the well-educated, polite interpretation that they must have a poor self-image themselves.

I may make an exception if a tenant is extremely helpful in re-renting the property and leaves the property in exceptionally nice condition, etc.I pulled this directly from the SC Landlord/Tenant Laws (http://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/titl27.htm):(18) “security deposit†means a monetary deposit from the tenant to the landlord which is held in trust by the landlord to secure the full and faithful performance of the terms and conditions of the lease agreement as provided in Section 27-40-410.I interpret this to mean that, if a tenant fails to perform the lease (i.e., does not stay for the full term of the lease), I can keep the security deposit.

JScott- again, interesting that your article quoted says in the last paragraph that Beck read it CORRECTLY, but interpretation was misleading.

Only they will know whether you are doing it acceptably to their interpretation of the HOA docs.

Could make a huge difference in how you interpret what is written.

This was my closing attorney's interpretation...

Unfortunately, this isn't clear in the act, and is up for interpretation.

The interpretation gets a little sticky.IRS Publication 590Prohibited TransactionsGenerally, a prohibited transaction is any improper use of your traditional IRA account or annuity by you, your beneficiary, or any disqualified person.Disqualified persons include your fiduciary and members of your family (spouse, ancestor, lineal descendant, and any spouse of a lineal descendant).The following are examples of prohibited transactions with a traditional IRA

We have seen these vary as well as the interpretations of the rules.

Dow -635S&P -80Nasdaq -175I know those are indicators of the traded equities market but, as some economists say, "some signs are not difficult to interpret."