Tom Malloy
LL Kept Part of My Deposit
I live in California. My last LL kept $950 of my deposit for “damage”. We never had any initial walkthrough or property inspection. I never got receipts for the work either. Can he hold any of my deposit if there was...
Heather O.
Can Landlord Use Last Month's Rent towards Damages?
QUESTION: CAN I, LANDLORD, WITHHOLD THE LAST MONTH'S RENT ALONG WITH DAMAGE DEPOSIT FOR DAMAGES IN FLORIDA?I searched previous discussions and couldn't find this question, somehow.The specific story if it matters:Purc...
Moni Valles
Am I entitled to get my deposit back?
I been renting the same house for 5 yrs, I paid 2x amount of rent for deposit. I been renting the same home for 5yrs, I only signed 1 year lease the 1st yr. The years after I didnt sign a lease , it was all verbal, ow...
Justin Green
Would you rent to a past fellon?
I am weeding through possible tenants for my first rental. Out of the people we have met my wife and I both like an older couple with a small dog that have had a checkered past and were completely up front and honest ...
A Schweda
Signed lease.. 2 days later...
Monday we had the lease signed and deposit and first month paid..2 days later the tenant called and said they would not be able to pay next month's rent?? And they would get their stuff out tomorrow... oook. So do I r...
Wesley W.
Finding the new address of vacating tenants
Hello folks,Anyone have a clever means of finding the new local address of vacating tenants that (shudder the thought) might end up owing you once they relinquish possession? My first thought is have someone follow th...
David S.
Can I do an incremental deposit?
This is just a theoretical that popped into my head, but for those markets where rents are relatively low, would it be reasonable to take on a tenant with the typical one month's security deposit, but in addition you ...
Jeffrey McKee
Tenant filing suit for security deposit from a year ago :/
Hi All, I have a tenant who has come back to me requesting her 400 dollars of the 1200 dollar security deposit. She was 1/4 roomates and did pay 400 of the 1200 deposite. They all vacated the property early due to co...
Rob Beland
Massachusetts Security Deposit Law - Is it worth the aggravation?
-I've been reading a lot on here about how to handle security deposits when it comes time to assess damage and determine what is normal wear and tear and what is "damage" that can be charged against the security de...
Karen Young
Seller has original deposit
My husband and I purchased a property on May 11th that had an existing tenant. The seller has the original deposit and is not communicating with anyone regarding transferring it, although she has been contacted sever...