Security deposits are a fundamental landlord protection under leases with the expectation of tenants that the deposits will be returned upon the expiration of the lease. While landlords frequently ...

Your landlord could be forced to pay you even if you moved out years ago ...

For whatever reasons, a large majority of landlords have yet to register with a government-approved tenancy deposit scheme, says the National Landlords Association. Whist it is estimated that around ...

Landlords illegally retaining security deposits is one of many challenges Bellingham tenants face as renter protections are lacking, advocates here say. Rebecca Quirke of the local advocacy group ...

For thousands of tenants across the nation, the prospect of losing the security deposit for a rental dwelling, usually a month’s rent, is daunting. The predicament is the same whether your landlord is ...

Q. I own a 13-flat apartment building in Chicago. I have two tenants that owe me money, and I need your advice. One tenant has been late with his rent five times and has never paid the late charges. I ...

The COVID-19 crisis is affecting every aspect of our daily lives. There is tremendous uncertainty surrounding the crisis’ ultimate impact on our public health as well as the economy. While there is ...

One in four renters struggles to get their full deposit back at the end of a tenancy, according to new research. Almost a quarter of the 1,000 private tenants surveyed – 23 per cent – said they had ...