Q: My landlord is witholding my security deposit illegally. I informed her in time and left the Apt. in optimal conditions
I took the apartment in uninhabitable conditions on February, 2023. Under the agreement to make the necessary repairs and pay a monthly rent of $1,634.00 adjusted to meet the cost stipulated by the Miami Beach Housing Authority (see attached agreement sheet) And that the total cost to be paid for the labor of the repairs in exchange for the full amount of the security deposit. Equivalent to one month's rent $1,634.00 (See original agreement attached). Once the repairs were done. In order to make it impossible for me to rent. The owner prepared another rental agreement. She increased the rental cost from $1,634.00 to $1,734.00. Also, she discriminatorily increased the security deposit to $3,600.00. To all other, she charges them the equivalent to one month's rent. On April, 2014, She told me that I had to treat the apartment for termites (photo attached) wich I did. As a result I ended up in the hospital with pneumonia. She never paid me for the repairs, materials or the treatment
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