Security Deposit Lawyer

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Is your landlord withholding your security deposit? Did your landlord keep some or all of your security deposit when you moved out of your apartment or home? Under Georgia law you can recover three times the wrongfully withheld security deposit and attorney’s fees.

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Georgia law requires landlords to provide a list of damages before a tenant gives a security deposit at § 44-7-33(a):

Prior to tendering a security deposit, the tenant shall be presented with a comprehensive list of any existing damage to the premises which shall be for the tenant’s permanent retention.

After the lease is over, Georgia law requires the landlord to create another list which lists damage done to the premises at § 44-7-33(b)(1):

Within three business days after the termination of the residential lease and vacation of the premises or the surrender and acceptance of the premises, whichever occurs first, the landlord or his or her agent shall inspect the premises and compile a comprehensive list of any damage done to the premises which is the basis for any charge against the security deposit and the estimated dollar value of such damage.

Within 30 days after the lease is over Georgia law requires the landlord to return your security deposits and provide the lists it created at § 44-7-34:

Within 30 days after obtaining possession of the premises as provided in subsection (b) of Code Section 44-7-33, a landlord shall return to the tenant the full security deposit which was deposited with the landlord by the tenant. No security deposit shall be retained to cover ordinary wear and tear which occurred as a result of the use of the premises for the purposes for which the premises were intended, provided that there was no negligence, carelessness, accident, or abuse of the premises by the tenant or members of his or her household or their invitees or guests. In the event that actual cause exists for retaining any portion of the security deposit, the landlord shall provide the tenant with a written statement identifying the exact reasons for the retention thereof, which shall include the comprehensive list of damages prepared as required by Code Section 44-7-33, if the reason for retention is based on damages to the premises. When such statement is delivered, it shall be accompanied by a payment of the difference between any sum deposited and the amount retained.

Georgia law provides the penalty for failure to return your security deposit at § 44-7-35(c):

Any landlord who fails to return any part of a security deposit which is required to be returned to a tenant pursuant to this article shall be liable to the tenant in the amount of three times the sum improperly withheld plus reasonable attorney’s fees; provided, however, that the landlord shall be liable only for the sum erroneously withheld if the landlord shows by the preponderance of the evidence that the withholding was not intentional and resulted from a bona fide error which occurred in spite of the existence of procedures reasonably designed to avoid such errors.

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S Wexler, LLC is actively seeking tenants who have had their security deposits taken by landlords in Georgia.

Even if your dispute with a landlord was many years ago: CALL US IMMEDIATELY at (212) 760-2400

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*There is no fee unless you win or collect. “No fee unless you win or collect” refers to fees charged by the attorney. Court costs and other additional expenses of legal action usually must be paid by the client. Contingent fees are not permitted in all types of cases. However, in a landlord tenant case, we will advance all fees and never seek to recoup these fees unless there is a recovery.

S Wexler LLC, PC is actively seeking tenants who have had their security deposits taken by landlords in Georgia.

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