Q: LL deducted cleaning expenses from sec. dep. without providing a list within 30 days. Should I sue based on this?
Inspection day was great. No issues were brought up, just a thumbs up.
No documentation was exchanged. No pictures taken.
30 days past without any word.
Virginia state law (55-248.15:1) "The landlord shall notify the tenant in writing of any deductions ...to be made from the tenant's security deposit...Such notification shall be made within 30 days of the date of the determination of the deduction and shall itemize the reasons ... If the landlord willfully fails to comply with this section, the court shall order the return of the security deposit to the tenant"
Lease has the same language.
40 days past, no sec. dep. or list of deductions. Lease gives 40 days for landlord to return deposit. State law says 45 days.
Day 45, sec. dep. returned with about $350 deducted and some receipts. $100 not accompanied by a receipt but labeled "Kitchen."
Reached out for refund of only $100, LL refused.
But at this point, does the legitimacy of the charges matter?
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