Just make sure it covers all the important stuff like rent, deposit, and any rules you want to set.

You also must be prepared to put up an Earnest Money Deposit as more evidence that you will close.

I know it is state specific for security deposit, but has anyone had luck deducting from the deposit for this kind of behavior?

I collect last month’s rent and security deposit when a new tenant moves in.

So, I'm meeting the tenant at 8:45 this morning to get the rent and deposit, and I'll do the work over the next 2 or 3 days.

Should I even sign the lease without the deposit?

I'll only do that if they pay me a non-refundable holding deposit equal to the security deposit.

We've already put money out of pocket for this project (ie. earnest money deposit on land offer, soil/perk test, paid builder to dig hole for perk test, etc).

The tenant has kept the place in great shape except some melted siding from a grill ($100-$300 repair)The tenant is a law graduate student and works at a firm, said all the lawyers at her firm said she has every right to move out and not pay rent.She also wants her full security deposit back as well.Should I just let her go and cut my losses, or should I deduct her security deposit and sue her for rent?

Before I rented to them it was full of college kids that trashed the place and wondered why I took the security deposit.