Landlord Tenant Legal Questions and Answers
Can a landlord demand a security deposit more than a month’s rent?
Next week I will be moving to a rented house in New Mexico for some official purposes. My landlord is demanding a security deposit greater than one month’s rent. I will be staying in this rental property only for 8 months. Can a landlord demand a security deposit more than a month’s rent?
01/04/2017 | Category: Landlord Ten... » Security Dep... | State: New Mexico | #29420How to recover the security deposit from landlord?
I am a tenant and I live in Texas. I was residing in a rental house for the last one year. Now, after the expiration of tenancy, my landlord is not ready to return the security deposit. Can I recover the security deposit I paid?
01/04/2017 | Category: Landlord Ten... » Security Dep... | State: Texas | #29413Can the landlord keep a tenant’s security deposit after the termination of the lease in Alabama?
I terminated my lease two months ago and I had paid all my rent on time. My landlord still hasn't returned my security deposit. Can the landlord keep a tenant’s security deposit after the termination of the lease in Alabama?
01/03/2017 | Category: Landlord Ten... » Security Dep... | State: Alabama | #29348What deductions can Landlord make from the amount of security deposit in Vermont?
The tenant has vacated my rental property in Vermont last week. I am required to return the security deposit to my tenant. Under the law prevailing in Vermont, what are the deductions that a landlord can make from the amount of security deposit?
12/30/2016 | Category: Landlord Ten... » Security Dep... | State: Vermont | #29135The landlord did not refund the security deposit. What remedy do I have?
I moved out of my rental unit in New Jersey eight months back. The security deposit that I paid as per the rent agreement has not yet been returned to me. What remedy do I have under the New Jersey tenancy law?
12/29/2016 | Category: Landlord Ten... » Security Dep... | State: New Jersey | #29122Is there any law in Alabama to obtain my security deposit and prepaid rent?
I am an Alabama resident and had been staying in a rental house. I vacated from the rental house three months back on completion of the lease term. But the landlord did not reimburse the security deposit. Is there any provision to obtain my security deposit and prepaid rent?
12/28/2016 | Category: Landlord Ten... » Security Dep... | State: Alabama | #29018What is the maximum security deposit in Virginia?
I am new to Virginia and am staying with my aunt. I am planning to rent a place of my own and move out soon. I have zoned in on a place. What is the maximum security deposit that can be demanded by a landlord in Virginia? Can he hold back any amount at the end of the lease?
12/28/2016 | Category: Landlord Ten... » Security Dep... | State: Virginia | #28940Can the tenant recover the security deposit if rental unit caught fire without any fault of the tenant?
I was a tenant in Delaware. The apartment unit in which I lived caught fire not due to my fault and the property became unusable. I quit the place immediately. Can I recover my security deposit and prepaid rent from the landlord?
12/26/2016 | Category: Landlord Ten... » Security Dep... | State: Delaware | #28805What happens if the landlord doesn’t pay the security deposit within the time limit?
I moved out of my rental unit in Charleston, South Carolina 25 days back. I am yet to hear from my landlord regarding the refund of security deposit . How long does he have before he runs out of time per the tenancy law? What happens if he doesn’t pay up within the time limit?
12/26/2016 | Category: Landlord Ten... » Security Dep... | State: South Carolina | #28795How can the landlord return the deposit amount if the he does not know the new address of the tenant?
My tenant moved out a week ago from the rental unit I had leased out to him 6 months back in South Carolina. I have about 3 weeks more before I run out of the time limit to pay back the security deposit amount. I don’t have an address where I can reach my previous tenant. What do I do in this situation? How do I return the deposit amount?
12/26/2016 | Category: Landlord Ten... » Security Dep... | State: South Carolina | #28794