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Lyle v. Mangar, 36 A.3d 867 (2011)

Citation
Lyle v. Mangar, 36 A.3d 867 (2011)
Parent Document
Lyle v. Mangar, 36 A.3d 867 (2011)
Jurisdiction
Maine (state)
Effective Date
2011-12-15

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[¶ 17] The Lyles also argue that, as part of the imposition of this penalty, a landlord may not sue the tenant to recover damages until after returning the withheld portion of the security deposit. Section 6033(3) does not, however, provide that the landlord forfeits the right to seek damages for breach of other terms of the rental agreement; rather, it provides that the landlord forfeits the “right to withhold any portion of the security deposit.” Id. We do not read into the plain language of the statute any constraint on a landlord’s right to bring a simultaneous action to enforce other terms of a rental agreement.1