All letters & guides

Demand letters

• Security deposit return demand letter3 min
• Formal demand letter (citing the deadline and penalty)4 min
• Final demand letter before small claims2 min
• Letter when the landlord kept your deposit with no itemized statement3 min

Dispute a deduction

• Dispute cleaning and carpet-cleaning fees3 min
• Dispute a deposit applied to disputed rent or fees3 min
• Dispute inflated or unsupported repair charges3 min
• Dispute repainting charges2 min
• Dispute "normal wear and tear" charged as damage3 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 deductions2 min

State deadlines

• State security-deposit deadlines & penalties5 min

Small claims

• Calculate what you're owed (deposit + penalty)3 min
• Taking it to small claims court4 min