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I am a landlord and have a question regarding my rental agreement with my tenant. We signed a contract that she lives in the house for a minimum of one year. She is moving out after 6 months of living there. Am I required to give her the security deposit she gave me as there was a breach in the contract?

Jennifer B, NY on Wednesday, July 2, 2014

RE: Security deposit

My question is always what are the terms the tenant is leaving on, agreed and mutual or did they skip out or get kicked out. If it is on an understanding then you would need to come to some sort of agreed terms. It should cover at least 30 days so that you are not loosing money while you get a new tenant in there. If they are leaving on evicted terms or they have damaged the property then you can also use the deposit for this. Either way itemize it and send notice of what it is being used for.

Posted by Richard W, PA on Wednesday, July 2, 2014

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