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Tenant Rights

4 posts tagged Tenant Rights, newest first.

How to Break a Lease Early: Legal Reasons, Real Costs, and the Landlord's Duty to Mitigate

You can break a lease without penalty for active military service, an uninhabitable unit, serious landlord violations, and in many states domestic violence. Otherwise your rent liability is limited by the landlord's duty to re-rent.

August 2, 2026Read

Security Deposit Laws: How to Get Your Deposit Back

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.

July 3, 2026Read

Tenant rights when a landlord will not return your security deposit

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.

June 11, 2026Read

Getting Your Security Deposit Back: A Five-Step Playbook for Tenants

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.

June 6, 2026Read