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By Evelyn Battaglia |April 11, 2023 - 2:30PM

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Roommates + Landlords

Ask Sam: A leak from the unit upstairs flooded my apartment, but the landlord is blaming me. How can I keep my security deposit?

Sponsored By Himmelstein McConnell Gribben & Joseph LLP |December 7, 2022 - 12:30PM

Roommates + Landlords

I'm moving out of my apartment and there's peeling paint in the bathroom. Could I lose my security deposit?

By Austin Havens-Bowen |November 29, 2022 - 1:30PM

The Search

My new landlord will pay the broker's fee, but says I have to repay him if I break the lease. Is this legit?

… … While theres currently no law stopping your landlord from clawing back the … Act of 2019 our experts say Ive never heard of a landlord doing something like this says David Schlamm the founder of … and tenants and has published a guide for landlords on how to comply with the rent reform laws Among other things …

By Teri Karush Rogers |November 28, 2022 - 12:30PM

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By Emily Myers |October 25, 2022 - 3:00PM

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By Austin Havens-Bowen |May 3, 2022 - 2:30PM

Roommates + Landlords

Can a landlord ask for first and last month’s rent plus a security deposit?

… sign a leasewhich effectively eliminates last months rent from the equation The rent laws now say that in nearly all … it you could face legal action particularly if the landlord ends up paying for cleaning lost keys repairs to your … back the security deposit within 14 days of the end of the tenancy and there are financial penalties for those who dont …

By Emily Myers |April 7, 2022 - 9:45AM