Security Deposits

Security deposits are meant to insure against the contingencies of unpaid rents, tenant-inflicted damages, and unclean premises at the termination of the lease. However, the security deposit has evolved into a bonus kept by the landlord upon termination of the lease agreement regardless of the damages actually sustained. In reality, any balance of the security deposit remaining after the payment of actual damages must be returned to the tenants, along with an itemized statement indicating the portion of the security deposit the landlord plans to retain. If the landlord fails to furnish the tenant with an itemized statement, within three weeks after the tenant has vacated the premises, the landlord must return the tenant's entire deposit.

Register your Security Deposit Complaint

If your security deposit has not been returned in full, you may qualify for damages or remedies that may be awarded in a possible lawsuit. Please click the link below to submit your complaint and we will have a lawyer review your security deposit complaint.

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