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Old 09-17-2009, 09:53 PM
 
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Basically, the title said it all. This is for a professionally managed apartment community in Montgomery County, Maryland. The lease ended on 7/28/09 at 12am and I had a walk-through with them on 7/21/09 and paperwork was filled out as 'no charges', everything's fine. Gave them my forwarding address that day as well. Question is, how do I proceed and/or what should I do next? It's now beyond the legally stated 45 days for the return of deposit. Are they also now required to return 3X the security deposit for violating the law and/or breaching the terms of the previous lease.

Any suggestions or recommendations?

By the way, we were model tenants. Never filed any complaints or had any filed against us. Always paid rent about 5-10 days PRIOR to the end of the month. Gave notice to vacate well before the 60 days required.
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Old 09-17-2009, 11:16 PM
 
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Send a certified Demand Letter... probably have to do that anyway prior to filing in Small Claims Court...

Short and to the point... keep it neutral... who knows, maybe it got lost or overlooked... well it could happen
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Old 09-18-2009, 06:28 AM
 
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physcofan,
Most of these so call professional rental management and LL's seem to have a memory of convenience. They never forget what day your rent is due on but then cannot seem to remember where they put your security deposit. Their favorite excuse "it must be lost in the mail or I just mailed it." Regardless of the excuse it is a pathetic effort to kept you SS. As Ultrarunner said, send a certified letter requesting your security deposit with a your current return address and phone number. Be firm but non threatening as anything you write or say can be used in court.
If they fail to pay file a complaint in SCC. Don't forget to also file a complaint with the BBB.
Good luck
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