Walk It Through: The Deposit After Moving Out
A condition statement at move in, a cleaning notice with 24 hours, and a list within 30 days.
On move in day, the landlord hands over keys and a deposit receipt.
Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.
An apartment lease with an ordinary deposit. A deposit used as last month's rent, a sale of the building and a mobile home lot 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.
- Essential servicesHeat, water, electricity, gas and the like. A landlord who purposefully interrupts one owes up to 3 months' rent or treble damages, whichever is greater.
- Security depositWithin 30 days after the tenancy ends, the landlord gives the departing tenant a written list of any rent due and damage and cleaning charges, with the balance of the deposit.