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Landlord deducting money for no reason what can be done
16-Jan-2023 (In Landlord/Tenant Law)
My owner wanted me to vacate the house , we mutually agreed without paper agreement that i will vacate the house by 31st March 2017 during Nov 2016 . Old agreement lasted on 31st Dec 2016 . However today i have told him I will vacate the house by 31st Jan which is ok for both of us .When i ask about deposit .He says he will give money on last day when i vacate . In the past for tenants he never the due amount as per the agreeing , he will deduct money which has no reason . He never takes rent by cheque or wire tranfer ,he takes only hard cash . In the event he gives me less money that is am elgible to get ..what should be my next step . He is also ex servicement from Army .How do i get deposit full amount as per the agreeement expired on 31 Dec 2016 .
You can get back amount as agreed in the agreement. If the owner deducts more amount, you have several options. You may issue legal notice calling upon him to pay the dues. If he did not comply you may file civil suit and it will be decreed.
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Adv. Kishan Dutt Kalaskar
Bangalore | 500+ Answers
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Tell vecating today and receive deposit amount and if he deduct the amount do not vecaute house giving reasons that the house you are shifting not vecauted so for and it takes time .
If demands more file HRC Case against Land Lord and get stay so you can post pone for 1Year by getting time
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If demands more file HRC Case against Land Lord and get stay so you can post pone for 1Year by getting time
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Adv. Ravindra Prasad
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Normally landlords return the deposit only after the tenancy agreement ends and the tenant moves out as landlords claim that the property has to be examined for any loss or damage caused by you. I would recommend that you take him into confidence and request him to process the refund of deposit sooner and maybe you can ask him to examine the house before 31st Jan itself. The old agreement anyway ended on Dec. 31st and you have not made an agreement in writing for the month of January so technically, he need not wait till December 31st itself. If he doesn't return the entire amount (which is unlikely because landlords generally find a way to make a deduction) you can ask for a written account of the damage/ loss that you have caused and proper accounting for it. It does not matter that you have paid rent in cash as there was a rental agreement in place.
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