It occurs to me that winning a suit on the basis that they cannot withhold the deposit doesn't necessarily prevent the landlord from billing us for whatever they like. Which they already did: they billed us for attorney fees they incurred because they decided to hire a lawyer to write to...
Thank you both so much! I have read the statutes and the handouts (which have pretty clear guidance about what constitutes normal wear and tear.) The amount, including the weird legal charges just added, is around $1,300; this is obviously a matter of principle at this point.
I am starting to...
I'm looking for insight primarily regarding NC's tenant security deposit act: if the landlord violated the act by 1) withholding at least some money for charges that are indisputably not allowed by law and 2) failing to notify us where the deposit was being held, can we reasonably expect to...