• I had decided to rent an apartment on a monthly basis and had given a security deposit to the landlady. I was going to move in two weeks time, but now I want to rent a different place with my friend. Even though I had not yet moved in to the apartment, the landlord won’t give me back the security deposit. Can she do this?
• My family rents a house for $850 per month. We paid the landlord $2,000 damage deposit. We have paid the rent on time for three months, but now we are having difficulty finding money to pay next month’s rent. Can I have the landlord apply the excess deposit ($1,150) to the rent for next month?
• The tenancy agreement that I signed said that when I moved from the apartment I would have the carpets and curtains professionally cleaned. I did not do this because they really did not seem that dirty. Now my landlady has deducted the cost of the cleaning from my security deposit. Can she do this?
• My wife and I lived in a rented apartment for seven years. When we moved out the landlady deducted a lot of items from our security deposit because of damages. I felt that a lot of these items were not damaged, they were just old. Can my landlady deduct money just because things have aged?
• I left my apartment last week. I have now received some of my security deposit from my landlord and he has deducted over half for damages to the property. Although he has included an account of what the money has been used for, I do not agree with this at all. Some of these items were already damaged when I moved in. What can I do?
• When I moved out of my apartment, the landlord gave me a statement saying that there had been $500 worth of damage. He has kept my security deposit of $300 and says that he wants another $200. Can he ask for the extra money?
• My landlord did not return any of my security deposit when I left, and is not responding to my requests. The inspection report said the place was fine when I left. How can I get my money back?
• We moved out of our apartment 20 days ago after giving proper notice. We haven't heard anything from the rental company about our damage deposit. We have called four times requesting a status report and they have not called back. What can we do? Where can we get help?

See also: Security Deposits (General)