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After filing this action in September 2016, the Eliasons contested the withholding of the security deposit before the City of Burlington Housing Board of Review. In written decision, the Board found $1,530.39 was improperly withheld. Plaintiff’s Exhibit...
...The trial court awarded the tenants all of their attorneys’ fees under the Consumer Fraud Act, 9 V.S.A. § 2461(b), even though they prevailed on other claims, including claims that the landlords failed to return a security deposit...
...Additionally, the fourteen day period to return a security deposit starts to run once the landlord knows the tenant vacated the property, after either a proper termination of tenancy or relinquishment of possession. See 9 V.S.A. § 4461(c).
...He disputes that he was required to account for any security deposit until after he was able to gain access to the leased premises, which did not occur until Mr. Peterson’s domestic partner informed him of the location of...
...Plaintiff also charged the new tenant rent for the month, and kept her security deposit, and charged her an additional “lease buyout fee.” Plaintiff rented the apartment to somebody else beginning on August 1, 2020. In this § 1983 action, plaintiff...
...1983) (under landlord and tenant statute, tenant was successful in suit for return of a security deposit, and entitled to attorney’s fees, even though landlord received smaller offsetting counterclaim judgment for unpaid rent); Schmidt v. Colonial Terrace Assocs., 694...
...Defendants are seeking double damages for plaintiff’s failure to return their security deposit, $5,630 in damages from the plaintiff’s testimony in a separate matter, triple damages for a violation of the consumer fraud act, $5,000 for...