Tenants often deliver substantial security deposits when they sign leases. Those deposits are supposed to secure the tenant’s obligations. At the end of the lease, if the tenant has properly behaved, ...

Nearly all rental property owners or management companies require that tenants pay a security deposit. Typically set as one month's rent (or more), the deposit is meant to cover a landlord's expenses ...

With this new offering, property managers can let their renters choose between using a zero-deposit program for a fee, paying the full security deposit as a lump sum or paying it in installments over ...

A renter in Brooklyn, Michigan, says a property management company kept an entire security deposit over paint touch-ups and ...

Keeping her former tenants’ $2,600 security deposit wasn’t enough for one Texas landlord, who also demanded additional money for alleged damage to the property. When the couple refused to pay, she ...

Property managers must know and obey laws relating to security deposit collection and maintenance. Anecdotal estimates peg the U.S. market for residential security deposits at more than $60 billion.

When closing a store,"Will I get my entire security deposit back?"I often receive this question.For example, if you deposited ...