Landlord refuses to give deposit for a non standing lease.?

I lived in my place for two years for the first year we had a standing lease. for the second year he didn't renew. when given 15 day notice he said the deposit will be paid in full. now that i am out of state he says a different story. Now he wants to keep full deposit due to lack of notice and cleaning carpets and pest control. i have two other tents who knows the trailer park has a huge bug and mold problem.The landlord also told me that the carpets were going to be replaced and not to worry about the carpet. what next. can i take him to court. I paid my rent on time and can show all stubs of on time payments.|||Unless you can prove you left the place in move in condition and gave a 30 day notice there is nothing to be gained in court, you will lose. It does not matter that you paid rent. You have to give notice by law and the landlord is entitled to rent until the 30 days has expired. The landlord is also entitled to a move in ready place, which is sounds like he did not get.|||Many states have laws regarding landlords giving proper written inventory of what the deposit is being used for within a specific (30 days-ish) period of time. Look up those laws for your state.





In general, yes, you can sue him. Of course, you would need to do so in the state and jurisdiction that you resided. Since you say you now live out of state this could be difficult and costly for you.|||Of course you can take him to court. Sounds like you'll need to if you want your money back.





A lot of landlords just make up stuff figuring people will eventually give up and let them keep the money.|||Paying your rent on time is irrelevant. You can take the landlord to court for your deposit if you can prove that there were no damages.