What to so about the return of a security deposit?

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What to so about the return of a security deposit?

My landlord is requesting a security deposit letter from both tenants stating how the funds are to be divided. My ex-roommate is asking for $300 for bills he accumulated after I moved out. I have a bank statement showing the withdrawal for the funds that I put up for the security deposit. Is the other tenant entitled to any of the security deposit?

Asked on November 8, 2010 under Real Estate Law, New Jersey

Answers:

M.T.G., Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney

Answered 13 years ago | Contributor

So what you are saying here is that you put down the security deposit on behalf of both of you and now you want to know if your other roommate is entitled to any of the returned security deposit?  Did your roommate pay you backany of the security deposit after you put down the deposit?  What about the bills he claims that you owe?  Do you?  Your landlord is just protecting him or herself in a battle between the both of you which is very smart.  The landlord really has no obligation to determine whose security deposit it really is and all he or she has to do is split is equally.  So I would work things out with your ex roomie before it gets down to a legal battle. Good luck.  


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