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Sandra Uwantege Hart Tenant suing for withholding deposit after multiple lease violations + damage
19 October 2025 | 11 replies
I suspect that full security deposit forfeiture for lease violation may not be legal.  
Maya Jones Potential tenants doesn’t have a social security
21 November 2025 | 40 replies
Worst case get a double security deposit, a higher rent/guest/occupany fee, and make the SSN holder the sole applicant and the other adult as a guest.  
Garry Lawrence Advice Needed: 20-Year-Old Investor Planning First Flip with a Silent Partner
12 November 2025 | 8 replies
They take on a job and get a deposit
Luis Astudillo Metro Flippers Investments Lender
12 November 2025 | 21 replies
Laura Young was my funding officer, and I settled the $4000 security deposit in January and received a credit back at closing in the last week of February.
Donald Paul Property Management Keeping entire Security Deposit - See below - San Diego
19 October 2025 | 6 replies
Coincidentally the list of repairs they emailed her equals the amount of her security deposit
Sasha Leans tenant wanting to break lease in process of buying home
12 November 2025 | 25 replies
The legal document related to breaking the lease and how to deal with the last months rent and security deposit will need to be in English- as is the lease.
Travis Kinney Tenant smoking in unit
20 November 2025 | 8 replies
I strongly recommend collecting the full security deposit before any approved tenant moves in!
Storm Bucknor Looking to get into section, live in Canada.
5 November 2025 | 3 replies
We embrace S8 applicants, but screen them just like any other applicant.Many have an entitlement mentality and try to leverage their S8 voucher by pretending to be helpless:1) A percentage won't apply because they expect a landlord to waive application fees for them.2) Many cry broke and expect a landlord NOT to charge them a security deposit.3) Many of those same S8 tenants trying to avoid paying a security deposit, won't make an effort to call the list of nonprofits we send them that will pay their security deposit if they apply.4) A lot of them try to avoid paying for utilities.
Lolo Druff First time landlord Renting to Section 8
17 November 2025 | 11 replies
If they don’t pay it will come out of the security deposit.
Marc Shin looking at a 4BR/2BA for STR but it's tenant occupied
3 November 2025 | 5 replies
Did they post a security deposit with the current owner?