Q: Can I get my security deposit back if my property manager texted me and told me I could break my lease.
My rent was increased because I was living in income based. I told my property manager that I may move on April 2nd. She told me it was fine 3 different times throughout the month of April. She said the ppl over her did not care if I broke my lease and that I would get it a full refund for leaving the apartment clean. I even signed the paper where I was getting the refund. Now the property is keeping my refund because they are saying that she "though I was doing an interim". I have messages where she told me that I was getting a full refund 3 times. Where she told me that the company did not mind that I was leaving because they know how I felt. She also knew I was not returning because we talked about Entergy being shut off in these messages. She even told me that I did not need a 30 notice that it was okay that I was giving a 29 day notice and that I would STILL get a full deposit back. I was depending on my deposit for the next apartment I moved to. Can I sue for it back?
A: The amount of money involved is way too small to be of interest to most lawyers. FYI, the law is not designed to solve every little problem that comes your way during this lifetime; the Latin phrase for this rule is "De minimus non curat lex."
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