I moved in and paid a $495 security deposit May 2005. I put in my 2 month notice, to move out, on September 1st 06. At the time, I owed my landlord one last partial rent payment of $390, that I was going to pay on Sept. 1st. He said he could just take that out of the security deposit instead. So, my remaining deposit would be $105. I started moving out on 8/30, and couldn't get my kitchen table and tv until 9/1. I left the apartment clean. I sent my landlord a letter with my new forwarding address and phone number. I got an angry, asshole voicemail saying he wouldn't give me my deposit back because the new renter had to wait until 9/2 to move in, and because he had to clean the carpet. When I moved in, we both signed off on a checkoff list noting damage to the apartment. The carpet was on there. It wasn't replaced when I moved in. It had tape marks on it from an area rug that was down. It was in the same condition as when I moved in. He says I won't get any of it back. Is this legal?
2006-09-23
13:40:04
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