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peRFectforme21 OP t1_jamjewt wrote

Reply to comment by _homegrown in Landlord issue by peRFectforme21

Yes I have a receipt signed by him. I don’t know if it’s ethical or not but I also have a recording of him telling us that he will return the deposit paid by us at the end of the month we leave.

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peRFectforme21 OP t1_jamj0gm wrote

Reply to comment by READTHEBOOKJC in Landlord issue by peRFectforme21

As a student who just arrived here few months ago and no income currently, I am not in a position to afford a lawyer. Yes we did use a certain portion of deposit as a rent so what’s remaining now is 900 which is not that big of an amount here but for students like us from a country with economy 80 times worse, it does translate into a big amount.

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whybother5000 t1_jaltstc wrote

Small claims court. You can self file. I sued my then landlord some 20 years ago for dragging his feet on returning my security deposit. Boy did he address the matter quickly.

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