Walk It Through: The Deposit That Did Not Come Back
Keys returned, thirty days of silence, a demand with seven days in it, and small claims.
A tenant hands back the keys on the last day of the lease. A month passes with no deposit and no letter.
Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.
A deposit on an ordinary apartment lease with no damage dispute. A deposit kept for real damage, a lease ended early by a victim-survivor, and a sale of the building are left out.
A practice walkthrough, not a prediction of how any real one will go. Legal information, not legal advice.
Words this turns on
Terms with a legal meaning that is narrower than the everyday one. Each links to the definition and the authority behind it.