A Houston renter wrote to ‘2 Helps You’ saying she’s been waiting for months for her security deposit. Investigator Amy Davis ...

Landlords are allowed to raise the security deposit each time you renew your lease, but only within the bounds of the law. By Jill Terreri Ramos Q: I live in a rent-stabilized apartment in Bay Ridge, ...

California’s new security deposit law went into effect Monday. Now, when landlords charge a security deposit, in most cases, that deposit cannot be larger than one month’s rent. The security deposit ...

I’m not a fan of my old landlord. But this isn’t unique to me — or even California, as people throughout the world grapple with the often uneven relationship between tenant and property owner. A March ...

If you rent your apartment or home in North Carolina, you likely had to pay a security deposit before moving in.

State law requires landlords to return security deposits within 14 days. By Jill Terreri Ramos Q: After selling our apartment in Brooklyn, my family and I rented for 14 months from an owner in our ...

Landlords cannot legally deduct from a tenant’s security deposit the cost of painting, carpet repair, and other expenses deemed to be “reasonable wear and tear,” the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial ...

Why is RVshare holding Aaron Olbrich’s $1,500 deposit after he returns his rental van? Can he ever get his money back? Q. I rented a Mercedes van for two weeks through RVshare, a rental company. It ...

The days of needing to save two to three months’ worth of rent for a security deposit are largely over in California. Legislation took effect Monday that limits a security deposit on a rental property ...