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Bonneville Seattle is raising funds for the construction of a second Fisher House at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Tacoma and we need your help.Moving out early could spark forfeit of security deposit
February 4, 2013 @ 7:28 am
Twenty-six percent of renters are denied their security deposits back when they move out, a Rent.com survey finds of 1,000 renters.
Landlords cite the biggest reason for withholding security deposits was a tenant who moved out too early.
For example, 44 percent of the renters surveyed between the ages of 18 and 24 said they broke the lease agreement early and that's why they didn't get their security deposit returned.
Nine percent of women and 3 percent of men surveyed say they lost their security deposits due to pet damage.
Thirty-six percent of the survey respondents said that their landlords failed to offer an explanation why their security deposits were being withheld. In some states, that's illegal.
Landlord.com offers up a list of security deposit laws for all 50 states.
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