Eskandri v. Dills, 102 N.E.3d 1032 (2018)

The plaintiff (tenant) entered into a one-year lease agreement with the defendant (landlord) and paid a $1,600 security deposit. Within thirty days after the tenant vacated the property, the landlord sent him a letter with an itemized list of alleged damages to the property. Because the amount of the alleged damages exceeded $1,600, the landlord did not return any portion of the security deposit to the tenant.