Legal Question in Civil Litigation in Massachusetts

Security Deposit
When my husband and i moved in to our apartment, we gave the landlord a 900.00 security deposit. we lived there for 16 months, we never recieved any statments of where the money was. We also were not given the intrest on the deposit after a year. Basically the landlord did not follow any rules to properly holding a tennant's security deposit. I know if it had been held properly she could hold the deposit for the 30 days, but that is not the case here. It will soon be a month sinced we left. We are in the process of sending a certified letter asking for the money once again. After this what we be our next step? Do we have the right to sue for triple the deposit?

Asked on 1/23/02, 7:27 pm

Alan Pransky Law Office of Alan J. Pransky

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Re: Security Deposit

You can sue the landlord in small claims court for treble damages and the accrued interest.

Answered on 1/23/02, 8:55 pm

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