Re: Tenant keeping keys/Requesting deposit

Re: Tenant keeping keys/Requesting deposit by Anonymous on June 15, 2012 @23:42

You can charge the tenant rent until he returns to the keys or you can have the locks re-keyed or changed and charge his security deposit because he is willfully withholding property to try to force you to return the deposit without inspection.

You can quote the tenant Colorado's legal statute:

38-12-103. Return of security deposit.
(1) A landlord shall, within one month after the termination of a lease or surrender and acceptance of the premises, whichever occurs last, return to the tenant the full security deposit deposited with the landlord by the tenant, unless the lease agreement specifies a longer period of time, but not to exceed sixty days. No security deposit shall be retained to cover normal wear and tear. In the event that actual cause exists for retaining any portion of the security deposit, the landlord shall provide the tenant with a written statement listing the exact reasons for the retention of any portion of the security deposit. When the statement is delivered, it shall be accompanied by payment of the difference between any sum deposited and the amount retained. The landlord is deemed to have complied with this section by mailing said statement and any payment required to the last known address of the tenant. Nothing in this section shall preclude the landlord from retaining the security deposit for nonpayment of rent, abandonment of the premises, or nonpayment of utility charges, repair work, or cleaning contracted for by the tenant.

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