Absent a certificate of occupancy, the landlord is generally prohibited from recovering rent — but the specifics of your case matter.

Tenants often deliver substantial security deposits when they sign leases. Those deposits are supposed to secure the tenant’s obligations. At the end of the lease, if the tenant has properly behaved, ...

Property managers must know and obey laws relating to security deposit collection and maintenance. Anecdotal estimates peg the U.S. market for residential security deposits at more than $60 billion.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — July 1st California's assembly bill-12 tenancy: security deposits changes how apartment complexes charge. We talked with someone in Bakersfield struggling to find a decent ...

A new lease form for unfurnished apartments, introduced by the Chicago Association of Realtors, includes space for tenants to acknowledge they have been informed about lead paint, radon and bedbugs.

In recent years, a growing number of landlords have opted to forgo traditional security deposits, a trend driven by evolving tenant expectations and changing legal landscapes. This shift is reshaping ...

Rent a Chicago apartment and you used to expect to have to pay a security deposit: an amount, often equivalent to a month’s rent, to be handed over to the landlord as insurance you wouldn’t damage the ...

From the plushest mansion to the plainest walk-up, all tenants share this question: How much security deposit is required for move-in? In this hot market, renters are vying for places, but they may ...

"I have been a renter for five years and have never received a dime of my security deposit back," Carissa Reese told Newsweek.

A new housing law in Cincinnati that encourages an alternative to apartment security deposit has sparked interest from lawmakers in other cities and states. Cincinnati's city council recently passed ...