Recent content by mbsuno

No, actually you are wrong. I was just trying to understand the law (thus my reason for visiting this site). I was given advice contrary to what you are telling me so I wanted to satisfy my curiosity about the options. The last question I posed to you is a completely different situation and...

Ok, thanks to both of you. I am within the legal time constraints of sending the letter etc. If the tenant tells you verbally they are moving in 2 weeks and they do not give you a forwarding address to send their deposit to, is that grounds to keep the deposit since you do not know where to...

Thanks. In looking at the link for PA rules that was sent, it only addresses the return of the security deposit in relation to damages. It does not state anything about keeping the deposit because of other terms of the lease being broken as I stated above. But you are still indicating that I...

So I am OK with charging (by deducting from the security deposit) her a pro rated amount for rent from the 15th to the 25th of the month because she notified me on the 25th of her intent to leave (10 days of rent due). Is there ever a circumstance where you can keep the security deposit if the...

Ok, thank you. So bottom line is I cannot keep the security deposit based on the fact that she broke terms of the lease such as having a pet, another person living there, loud noise??? She did leave the apartment clean.

The lease states that the security/cleaning deposit is refundable if the tenant leaves the dwelling reasonably clean and undamaged. Also states tenant must give 30 days notice in writing before they move out. Monthly rent was due on the 15th of each month. If she gave notice on the 25th does...

Tenant signed a written month to month lease. Four days after moving in it was clear that the tenant violated the lease agreement (e.g. no pets, having someone else living there with a key to the place that was not listed on the lease, disruptive noise). Spoke to her about this on the 4th day...