Re: Tenant wants pro-rated rent - Landlord Forum thread 222824

Re: Tenant wants pro-rated rent by ERIC on May 2, 2011 @10:13

The last month in a rental is the most risky for a landlord. Tenants want to pay with the deposit, or want to prorate, or some do not even pay at all.

I am pretty flexible with most tenants, but not on the last month. This is one of the things the deposit is for. To cover damages from lost rent. If you did not get a large enough deposit, your bad.

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Re: Tenant wants pro-rated rent by Katiekate (New York) on May 2, 2011 @12:30	[ Reply ]

In many states.. (New York and Mass, for example) it is illegal to charge more for security deposit than equal to one month rent. I get 'last month' and 'deposit' for this very reason. BUT..I cannot legally ask for 2 months equal for deposit. Tenant could drag me into court the very next week and get 3X damages out of me if I pull that.