Landlord Tenant Legal Questions and Answers
What are the Tennessee Laws Regarding Return of Security Deposit
Is there a time limit in which a landlord in the state of TN must return the security deposit or inform by mail as to the reason they are not returning the deposit?
12/02/2007 | Category: Landlord Ten... » Security Dep... | State: Tennessee | #13207Is it Florida law that if you terminate a lease early you automatically lose your deposit?
Is it required by Florida state law's on rental contract that upon breaking a lease term a tenant and/or resident will loose security deposit and forced to remain payment of remaining lease term of six months?
12/01/2007 | Category: Landlord Ten... » Security Dep... | State: Florida | #13160Do I need to Return Security Deposit to Tenant who backed out of the Lease
I'm a landlord and I had a tenant that signed a one year lease for a home and gave me a security deposit on November 14. I met with the new tenant today to turn over the keys and he backed out of the lease agreement. He said his current landlord is allowing him to purchase the home. Am I able to keep the security deposit? Can I go after him for lost rent?
11/30/2007 | Category: Landlord Ten... » Security Dep... | State: Ohio | #13116What amount of time is the landlord suppose to return a security deposit?
What amount of time is the landlord suppose to return a security deposit? We moved August 1st and still have not recieved our security deposit. The landlord keeps telling us "I'll send it to you in 2 or three weeks". It's been 2 or 3 months now. What should I do next?
11/27/2007 | Category: Landlord Ten... » Security Dep... | State: Georgia | #12911On what grounds can a lardlord keep the security deposit?
Can a landlord keep a $750.00 security deposit for "There is no security deposit to be returned as it was applied to the plumbing repairs caused by your turning of the heat in February. I lived in a little school house that was 12 feet by 40 feet.
11/18/2007 | Category: Landlord Ten... » Security Dep... | State: Virginia | #12470What action can I take to have my security deposit returned?
On October 21 2007 I was diplaced due to a tenant fire. The building's 3rd floor was completely destroyed. I lived on the 2nd floor. I did not have rental insurance. The ownership of this property had been changed a few months ago and I have been awaiting a new lease agreement form this new property management company. I had left numerous messages to a voicemail, to no avail. ...
10/25/2007 | Category: Landlord Ten... » Security Dep... | State: Pennsylvania | #10930Am I legally required to return the security deposit to the tenant?
I am a landlord. A tenant that an East Tennessee Housing Authority case was renting from us on a voucher. She has no children, works full time, and had her boyfriend living with her. ETHRA came and inspected the residence, she signed a lease, and moved in. She lived there a year, and then ETHRA came and inspected, again, she signed another lease, and about 2 months later, s...
10/23/2007 | Category: Landlord Ten... » Security Dep... | State: Tennessee | #10826Process of getting Security Deposit Back
I was renting a house from a man that I later found out was owner financing the house from another man. The man I was renting from was not making the payments; therefore, the owner took back possession of the house. I am stuck in the middle. Is there a way to get my security deposit back from the man I was renting from; he will not return my phone calls.
10/22/2007 | Category: Landlord Ten... » Security Dep... | State: New Mexico | #10744Process of getting Security Deposit back for Residential Lease
How do I get my security deposit back from my landlord? I have contacted him three times since we gave our 30 day notice. The 30 day notice was given on August 30, 2007. We have asked him three times where our check is and he continues to tell us it is in the mail, but we have not received it.
10/22/2007 | Category: Landlord Ten... » Security Dep... | State: Iowa | #10741Can my formed landlord sue me for malicious prosecution since I sued him for my deposit and won?
I filed a small claims case against my old landlord for unlawfully holding a portion of my security deposit. I had him served by a licensed process server, based off information provided to me by a licensed private investigator. The court date came, and my old landlord did not show. I presented my case and won. I filed for a bank levy to collect my winnings. Soon after, I ...
10/17/2007 | Category: Landlord Ten... » Security Dep... | State: California | #10483