LANDLORD/TENANT MATTERS

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.