Tenants feud with former landlord for withholding security deposit, they collect the full amount plus interest and fees: 'Needless to say, we are very happy with the outcome'

Ben Weiss • Writer and Editor

Jul 1, 2024 2:00 PM EDT

Landlords really do not seem to care about leaning into the parody versions of themselves.

Every summer, I cringe at the lease renewal process that I have to undergo in order to argue my way out of a ridiculous rent increase. The worst part of it all is that most landlords I have had to interact with are not even savvy negotiators, yet the desperation to not have to move always ends up taking over. Here, we have a couple of tenants who were specifically told by their landlord that he would be delivering their security deposit. However, in the ensuing days, the landlord suddenly changed his mind. Thankfully, these tenants knew their rights and lured their landlord into a trap where he ended up having to send a lot more money than just the full security deposit.

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