California | Real Estate Law
Legal Question
Security Deposit Issue
I recently signed a lease for an appartment, and then for personal reasons had to back out of the lease. I was a month and a half away from my move in date and had not taken possesion of the appartment in any way not even the keys. I offered to pay them prorated rent for the 2 weeks I was under contract and told them they could keep my initial deposit. They sent me a letter telling me that they were going to keep the security deposit too, because I had not lived up to my lease agreement. Is this their right?????Am I wrong in thinking that if they go into a new contract, which they did with a new tenant that I should receive the security deposit back...Afterall I did not damage anything, nor do I owe them any rent, which I thought were the only circumstances where the deposit is kept...Please let me know.
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