Security deposits should be held by the municipality. Should the landlord wish to claim it, they can prove their case in court.
Fuck the status quo forever. Unforgivable.
Security deposits should be held by the municipality. Should the landlord wish to claim it, they can prove their case in court.
Fuck the status quo forever. Unforgivable.
Crazy that you have to go to court over it (I assume this is for the US). Here in the UK the deposit has to be secured by a third party independent organisation. So you follow everything you said, but step 10 becomes “submit your evidence on a website” and the landlord has no power over the verdict. I had to do it once and the landlord immediately conceded without even sending them their version of the story.
You can look at any financial interaction in the US and ask that same thing, “why is it idiotic and heavily in favor of the person with capital?”