Q: regards to a tenant/landlord case and landlord won't give security deposit back and gave us 72 hours to leave
Okay so my landlord said if we moved he would give us security deposit we did so and they blocked my phone number and sent a cease and desase for harrassment the home was robbed as well because they tried to say we abandoned the home when we did not I’m in need of a lawyer cause at this point I don’t know what to do.
A: You're not required to leave in 72 hours. The landlord has to go through the court system to get an eviction. Of course, if you want to leave and you're able to reach an agreement with the landlord then that's your choice, but it's not a requirement. If you decide to hire a lawyer, I'm sure anyone who responds would be happy to help.
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A: When the landlord does not give the security deposit back to the tenant, the tenant's recourse is to bring a Warrant in Debt against the landlord in the General District Court (assuming the $$ is less than $5,000) of the County/City in which the premises is located.
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