Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in Massachusetts
full security back with in 4 mos.
can a landlord take a sum of money out of my security depoist?
Asked on 6/03/08, 4:37 pm
2 Answers from Attorneys
Christopher Vaughn-Martel
Charles River Law Partners, LLC
Re: full security back with in 4 mos.
Yes, a landlord is permitted to deduct money from a security deposit, but s/he must do so in strict compliance with the security deposit law (Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 186, �15B).
Answered on 6/03/08, 4:45 pm
Joseph Murray
Joseph M. Murray, Esq.
Re: full security back with in 4 mos.
Yes. If the tenancy has ended and you have vacated and the landlord has, within 30 days of your vacating, sent you a written accounting of repairs beyond normal wear and tear, claimed caused by you, that were to correct conditions that were not listed on the condition of the premises statement you both should have signed at the outset of the tenancy.
Answered on 6/03/08, 5:08 pm
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