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... Should the landlord fail to return the security deposit and provide the itemized statement within the time periods in section 6033, the tenant shall give notice to the landlord of his intention to bring a legal action no less than...
“The written statement itemizing the reasons for the retention of any portion of the security deposit shall be accompanied by a full payment of the difference between the security deposit and the amount retained. “3.
...In a decision filed July 28, 1982, the presiding justice found, as to the security deposit issue, that defendant was not enti-tied to withhold plaintiffs’ security deposit and that defendant failed to carry his burden that the retention of...
...492, 484 S.E.2d 119, 121-22 (1997) (holding that evidence of landlord’s attempts to keep prior tenants’ security deposits was relevant to claim for punitive damages stemming from claim for conversion of security deposit). 17
The willful retention of a security deposit in violation of this chapter shall render a landlord liable for double the amount of that portion of the security deposit wrongfully withheld from the tenant, together with reasonable attorney’s fees and...
[¶ 15] There is no factual dispute that Mangar failed to comply with 14 M.R.S. § 6033(2)(A), which mandates that a landlord either return the full security deposit within the time required by the lease or, within the...
. The willful retention of a security deposit in violation of this chapter shall render a landlord liable for double the amount of that portion of the security deposit wrongfully withheld from the tenant, together with reasonable attorney’s fees and...
... If a landlord fails to provide a written statement or to return the security deposit within the time specified in subsection 2, the landlord shall forfeit his right to withhold any portion of the security deposit.” 14 M.R.S...
deposits and governing retention of security deposits are so clear that Ashby’s
landlord had not intentionally withheld the security deposit.
[¶ 14] Mindful of the statutory requirements, we address the Lyles’ arguments concerning each of the consequences of Mangar’s failure to return the security deposit or provide written notice of her reasons for retaining it. A. Forfeiture of the Right...
[¶ 12] Relevant to the matter before us, the Legislature has established by statute that, if a written residential rental agreement is in place, a security deposit must be returned to a tenant “within the time, not to exceed 30 days...
presumption that the landlord wrongfully retained the security deposit.
the pet deposit and the full $1,500 security deposit. When Walker contacted
A. Forfeiture of the Right to Withhold the Security Deposit
The wrongful retention of a security deposit in violation of this chapter renders a landlord liable for double the amount of that portion of the security deposit wrongfully withheld from the tenant, together with reasonable attorney’s fees and court...
the amount of that portion of the security deposit wrongfully withheld.”
“full payment of the difference between the security deposit and the amount
the security deposit . . . include . . . the costs of storing and disposing of unclaimed
overcame the presumption that it wrongfully withheld Jones’s security deposit. 12