This official form may be completed and filed by either a landlord or a tenant to institute a lawsuit against the other when there is a disagreement over the security deposit to rent a residence.
This official form may be completed and filed by either a landlord or a tenant to institute a lawsuit against the other when there is a disagreement over the security deposit to rent a residence.
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Most landlords understand that circumstances change and people sometimes are forced to walk away from previous decisions. Often, landlords can rent other units while waiting for you to sign a lease and do not lose money. So, in most cases, there is no problem in getting your deposit back.
In most states and jurisdictions, security deposit laws allow a landlord to deduct from a security deposit for any damage or excessive dirtiness, but not for any expected, normal wear-and-tear.
Returning a refundable security deposit that you previously received from a tenant is not an expense. You refund money paid as a security deposit at the end of the lease provided that the terms of the lease are met.
Security deposits are assets or liabilities, so you cannot deduct them as expenses as a tenant and you need not declare them as income on income tax returns as a landlord until you use them.
If you intend to return the full deposit to your tenant after the lease expires, don't report it as income. Likewise, if you already refunded the entire security deposit to your tenant, don't deduct it, as it wasn't considered income in the first place.