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Real Estate/Development

Aug. 9, 2021

Security deposits

Security deposits are the most common fight we encounter between landlord and tenant — and the bigger the deposit, the bigger the fight.

David Greene

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Dignity Law Group, APC

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Joseph Kellener

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Dignity Law Group, APC

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Security deposits are the most common fight we encounter between landlord and tenant -- and the bigger the deposit, the bigger the fight. Security deposits are quite common, but to be certain, a security deposit is an odd duck. Legally, a security deposit is extra money given to the landlord by the tenant to secure against the landlord's losses in the event something is damaged or destroyed during the tenant's possession.

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