Owe nothing to anyone except to love one another; for he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.Proverbs 3:27-28    Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, When it is in your power to do it. 

If more, withhold the entire thing.

Many apartment managers are claiming they don't get paid for overtime, don't get Wage Earning Statements and they claim they are employees and not independent contractors meaning they sue you for filing them as Exempt from paying taxes when you should be withholding taxes from their earning, matching their payroll taxes and paying into social security, medicare, etc..

The tenant's sink and toilet in their only bathroom were under repair, and I want to know if the tenant has the right to withhold rent in this case, as the unit may not have been considered 'habitable' during that time.

I would craft an agreement that would withhold money in escrow until the property is vacant.

State that you will not be satisfied until your complete deposit is returned and you will seek the maximum permited by law for unlawfully withholding the security deposit..  

In many states, even more landlord friendly states, you must give written notice of the amount you're withholding from the security deposit, and why it is being withheld.

Those small costs add up and they do not follow though with holding security, or communicating with tenant as I would like but play God rather in deciding how to apply the law.

We are done with another flip.http://www.7156emeraldave.com/Escrow company is withholding Cal Firpta Withholding 3.33% Franchise Tax Board.

Account ClosedLook up form 593 - there may be some scenarios where you are exempt from having to withhold taxes upon sale.However, you may still have to pay the tax when you file your return.