Walk It Through: The Deposit After Moving Out
A move in checklist, a demand for the deposit, and one and a half times what was wrongly kept.
On move in day, the landlord hands over keys and says the checklist can wait.
Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.
An unfurnished apartment with no pets. A deposit used as last month's rent, damage beyond wear, 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.