All letters & guides

Demand letters

• Security deposit return demand letter 3 min →
• Formal demand letter (citing the deadline and penalty) 4 min →
• Final demand letter before small claims 2 min →
• Letter when the landlord kept your deposit with no itemized statement 3 min →

Dispute a deduction

• Dispute cleaning and carpet-cleaning fees 3 min →
• Dispute a deposit applied to disputed rent or fees 3 min →
• Dispute inflated or unsupported repair charges 3 min →
• Dispute repainting charges 2 min →
• Dispute "normal wear and tear" charged as damage 3 min →

Process & evidence

• Document the unit's move-out condition (your evidence) 3 min →
• Give your landlord a forwarding address (in writing) 2 min →
• How to send your letter by certified mail (and prove it) 2 min →
• Request an itemized statement of deductions 2 min →

State deadlines

• State security-deposit deadlines & penalties 5 min →

Small claims

• Calculate what you're owed (deposit + penalty) 3 min →
• Taking it to small claims court 4 min →