LANDLORD/TENANT MATTERS
Negotiating with landlord who refuses to return Security Deposit 10/09/2015
Our client, the Plaintiff
as tenant, paid Defendant as landlord, a security deposit of approximately
$10,000 upon entry into a lease contract. Plaintiff had since vacated the
premise in accordance with the terms of the lease and demanded Defendant to
return the security deposit. Defendant as landlord claimed the security deposit
could not be returned in full due to the poor condition in which the property
was left upon Plaintiff’s vacating the premise. After negotiation, the two
parties settled the dispute with the Defendant paying the Plaintiff an amount
close to the security deposit.