Denver, CO asked in Landlord - Tenant for Colorado

Q: My landlord only return to small portion of my damaged deposit and is stating now if I take him to court he will charge

He stated I did not paid a pet deposit which is included in my lease and quoted as paid at time of lease he says if I take him to court he will charge me more than what he was originally going to even though I lived in the apartment for 7 and 1/2 years I do have what he was going to originally deduct listed with his offer of how much he pay me including a check which I have not cashed

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Michael Joseph Larranaga
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  • Landlord Tenant Lawyer
  • Parker, CO
  • Licensed in Colorado

A: You should get in contact with an attorney. They would need to review your contract to determine what your landlord could and could not charge you.

Colorado has a security deposit law. It may be worth reviewing.

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