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Applicant puts down security deposit and then changes their mind/

Carlos Lez
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I have a prospective tenant who put down a security deposit for a property that they insisted they don't want to visit and are sure of renting. The communication we have had with them clearly describes the property, address and has photos. Then they come and see it in person 2 days later and said this is not the property I believe it was and I don't like it. Now they want the security deposit refunded to them.

Please advise on how to proceed with this? We had taken the property off the market and stopped advertising and invested time to communicate with them. Please note that I have not signed anything with them. All communication was done via email and messaging.

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Greg Scott
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Greg Scott
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You don't have a lease, so you are holding their money with no legal right to keep it.  Return the money.

FWIW, never take the property off the market until you have a signed lease.  Sounds like you only had it off-market for two days, so it isn't a huge loss.

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