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...The court granted summary judgment for plaintiffs on the claims of landlord’s liability for violation of the Consumer Fraud Act and for failure to return a security deposit, but left for trial the issue of damages on each claim...
...during May he cleared out and cleaned up the leased premises, and he returned the key and vacated before the end of May. Mr. Ferris’s letter explaining that the security deposit would be withheld is dated June 25, 2014.
...Tenant is entitled to the return of $3,589.57 from the $5,700 initially paid as a security deposit. 4 The Court awards the interest awarded by the Board as prejudgment interest,
...Landlord on appeal contends that it did not intend or design to return the security deposit and notice of withholding late but rather blames the time that it took to finish the estimates. This argument misperceives what both the small...
...Breaking the lease early will result in the Landlord not returning the security deposit to the Tenant. After the initial rental term, any extension of this lease shall only be for full 12-month terms. Any notice to terminate, by...
...Dempsey filed his answer and counterclaim on February 2, 2004, seeking a return of his security deposit plus a penalty for willful withholding under 9 V.S.A. § 4461(e).
...Dempsey filed his answer and counterclaim on February 2, 2004, seeking a return of his security deposit plus a penalty for willful withholding under 9 V.S.A. § 4461(e).
...An $800 security deposit was paid directly to Mr. Richardson by what is now known as Capstone Community Action. The agreement was that at the end of the term it would be returned, minus withholdings, to Capstone and not to...
...On September 9, 2024, Tenant contacted Landlord’s agent about his security deposit. The agent indicated that the Landlord did not intend to return the deposit within the 14-day window but would be following the parties’ lease. Landlord went...
...The relevant provision of the Act requires that landlord provide notice of the security-deposit statement “by hand-delivering or mailing the statement... to the last known address of the tenant.” 9 V.S.A. § 4461(d). The ordinance supplements...
...Under Section 4461(c), “A landlord shall return the security deposit along with a written statement itemizing any deductions to a tenant within 14 days from the date . . . the tenant vacated the dwelling unit, provided landlord received notice from the...
...the purpose of the statute was to bring about the swift return of security deposits. Id. ¶ 19. We reasoned that “[t]he required methods of returning the deposit are likely to cause expeditious receipt; other methods may not.” Id. Consequently...
...the purpose of the statute was to bring about the swift return of security deposits. Id. ¶ 19. We reasoned that “[t]he required methods of returning the deposit are likely to cause expeditious receipt; other methods may not.” Id. Consequently...
...The defendants brought a counterclaim against the plaintiff alleging retaliation, discrimination, habitability, intentional infliction of emotional distress, violation of the consumer fraud act, and failure to return the security deposit. The court held a final hearing in this matter on...
...It also declined to award damages to lessee for the wrongful eviction, for lessor’s failure to return the security deposit, or for punitive damages, for either property.
...from a security deposit. The Board held a hearing on March 17, 2025, and issued a decision on April 14 in favor of Alex Warner ("Tenant"). The Board concluded that MTC Vermont, Inc. ("Landlord") was required to return a total...
...The Board found the Harrisons’ owed a certain amount, and that their failure to return the security deposit in the first instance was not willful. Neither party may re- litigate now. See Daiello v. Town of Vernon, 2018 VT 17...
...In summary, defendants are entitled to $2,100 on their claim regarding the plaintiff’s failure to return the security deposit.
At the beginning of their lease term in June 2023, Tenant and his housemates gave Landlord a security deposit of $5,700. When the tenants vacated in May 2024, Landlord deducted $3,666.16 for various damage and repairs, returning...
...If a landlord fails to return the security deposit with a statement within 14 days, the landlord forfeits the right to withhold any portion of the security deposit. If the failure is willful, the landlord shall be liable for double...