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Burlington Code § 18

Citation
Burlington Code § 18 (c)
Parent Document
Burlington Code ch. 18 art. III
Jurisdiction
Burlington (municipal)
Original Source
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(c) At the time rental unit is vacated or abandoned by the tenant, the tenant shall furnish the owner a forwarding address to enable the owner to return all or part of the deposit as required. After the rental unit is vacated or abandoned by the tenant(s), the owner may retain all or part of the deposit plus interest for the actual cost to repair damage beyond normal wear and tear which is attributable to the tenant in order to maintain the condition and habitability of the unit, for nonpayment of rent, for nonpayment of utility or other charges which the tenant was required to pay directly to the landlord or to a utility, and for expenses required to remove from the rental unit articles abandoned by the tenant. A landlord shall return the deposit to a tenant within fourteen (14) days from the date on which the landlord discovers that the tenant vacated or abandoned the rental unit, or the date the tenant vacated the dwelling unit, provided the landlord received notice from the tenant of that date, with a written statement itemizing any deductions. That written statement shall also inform the tenant of the opportunity to request a hearing before the Burlington housing board of review within thirty (30) days of receipt of the landlord’s written statement. The landlord shall comply with this section by hand-delivering or mailing the statement and any payment required to the last-known address of the tenant, which may be the rental unit if no forwarding address has been provided. If a landlord fails to return the security deposit with a statement within fourteen (14) days, the landlord forfeits the right to withhold any portion of the security deposit. If the failure to return the security deposit with a statement within fourteen (14) days is determined by the board to have been willful, the landlord shall be liable for double the amount wrongfully withheld. (d) Cross reference Section 12-2 .