Landlord Deposit Refund

Shaela (Cool name, by the way…)
This is the second post I’ve responded to today about deposit problems, as you can tell it is one of the biggest problems effecting the rental industry. The good news is that your state requires the landlord or apartment manager to compile a detailed list of charges to your deposit and to provide it to you within 30 days of move-out.
So, the first step would be to look at the charges to the deposit. If they don’t seem fair or reasonable to you, you should then dispute it. However, from your post, I get the feeling that you haven’t received anything from the landlord, yet. It sounds like they have verbally told you how much you are going to get back, but nothing in writing, right?
There are strict guidelines and laws that protect security and cleaning deposits. You should always dispute items that you disagree with, unless the amount simply isn’t worth the effort.
By the way, you can file a complaint with the RPA and we will investigate the charges to your deposit. Deposit problems are the number one complaint handled by our agency. If you want to file a complaint you can click on the following link: Click here to Dispute your Deposit Charges!