Comments on: Can you use your security deposit as last month’s pay?

By: Kerry

Kerry — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 02:00:10 +0000

It’s not like your landlord will shoot you for asking. Man up!

By: Erich

Erich — Sun, 10 Mar 2013 15:40:03 +0000

Just be honest and tell your landlord about it

By: Rolanda

Rolanda — Sun, 10 Mar 2013 05:40:03 +0000

You can search the internet for security deposit as last month’s pay law or something.

By: Nestor

Nestor — Sat, 09 Mar 2013 19:40:04 +0000

Nice Post! What other states is this considered illegal?

By: Darrel

Darrel — Sat, 09 Mar 2013 09:20:03 +0000

I’d go with asking the landlord directly, Just explain to him your problem and I’m sure he’ll agree.

By: Ina

Ina — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 23:00:04 +0000

Hello! I tried doing this with my past landlord and sadly he didn’t agree so I had to pay him the month’s rent. Got the deposit 30 days after though, it was a little short since he had to take away some of it to pay for carpet cleaning.

By: Bernie

Bernie — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 13:00:04 +0000

Smart move but can cause a lot of problems afterwards, make sure you put everything in writing so that you can use them in court.

By: Corliss

Corliss — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 02:40:03 +0000

I’m a landlord and usually would agree to this after I inspect the house and find out that it’s all good.

By: Joe

Joe — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 16:40:03 +0000

There is no easy way of saying this, so I’ll just say it the way it is: pay what needs to be paid, and collect what needs to be collected. Don’t juggle everything around.

By: Miesha

Miesha — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 06:40:03 +0000

I have actually done this. I asked the landlord straight out and after we did an inspection he agreed!