Hi ,Subject : NJ Small claim court on security deposit issue , landlord didn't return.I was living in 1 unit of a 3 unit building.all 3 units are occupied by tenants.I lived there for around 6 years, after that I bought my own home near by in same city(Bayonne)Before leaving I gave proper 30 days notice as mentioned in our agreement, Landlord requested me to stay 15 more days I agree on that also, and paid all rent .landlord's property manager came twice on property and did inspection and didn't complain on any thing.We left the apartment in good condition other than wear and tear that caused by 6 years with 2 kids.me and my wife worked really hard to clean every thing after we moved all our stuff.once I left I didn't get any email or statement of damages for 30 days( we left on Dec 15th)on 31st day(Jan 16th) I got email from landlord with lots of pictures like dirty carpet(some spots), graffiti on wall, some holes on door.Carpet was generally clean, but there were some spots at one place that I couldn't clean, also graffiti on wall m made by my who grew up there from age of 6 months to 6 years.these graffiti could be easily washed away or erased, but property manager told me , since there was no paint in last 6 years, so they would paint it so I didn't work on that.door had hole because of stopper, it was striking with door, so it was quite natural as door were hollow from inside., so for 30 days no email from landlord, on 31st day he sent me lots of pictures mentioned different type of damages.In the mean time other tenant told me that landlor has modified the apartment and added one more bed room, but dividing the living room.after around 37 days landlord sent me a cheque of around $300 out of $2500 deposit.This is my situation, please advise.

They've done the work they needed to get it up to code and walked through with the inspector a had everything certified relatively inexpensively.

When they came to me 18 months ago the husband had just been certified as a interpreter and had two jobs.  

Depending on the nature and extent of the damage you mentioned, new wood of the same sort is expensive to come by, so if repair wood could not be pulled out of closet areas then new flooring for the whole area begins to make more sense. 

Try a black light and Nature's Miracle. 

Rhetorical in nature, yes, but I guess my question really is, how much money should you be putting into your marketing campaign?

Indeed, it's not a corporation at all, though you can form a corporation inside of one if you desire.Though it may be second nature to people in the know, like @Matthew Kreitzer, who is obviously well-versed in the law, it may not be to everyone else. 

They set everything else up for me and simply sent me the HUD statement, and told me where to show up for closing with the certified down payment.But now, when i get an accepted offer, who do I contact to move the process along (since I don't need my banker).  

You would need natural gas to propane conversion kits on any fixtures you would plan on running (range, furnace, HWH) but a plumber can install those simple enough.

Do I get multiple certified checks and for how much.