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5 posts tagged Security Deposit, newest first.
Landlord-Tenant
Review each security deposit deduction against move-in condition, move-out condition, claimed cause, item age, and the amount supported by records. Separate missing evidence from a legal conclusion. Wear rules, accounting periods, and remedies depend on the jurisdiction; the Texas and North Carolina examples here are not nationwide rules.
Small Claims
If your landlord missed the deposit deadline, EasySuit on LawSensai structures your facts, drafts the statement of claim, and hands you county-specific filing instructions. You review everything before anything is filed.
Landlord-Tenant
You are generally entitled to your security deposit back after moving out, minus lawful deductions like unpaid rent and damage beyond normal wear and tear, within a state deadline.
Landlord-Tenant
Every state regulates how landlords must handle security deposits, with deadlines, itemization rules, and damages for violation. This post covers the demand letter, the deadline framework, what landlords can deduct, and the small claims path.
Landlord-Tenant
Landlords keep a surprising percentage of security deposits, often without the itemized statement most states require. Tenants who follow a five-step playbook (move-out inspection, written demand with the right citation, statutory penalty calculation, small claims filing, judgment collection) recover at much higher rates. Here is the playbook.
