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Re: Security Deposit, good faith estimates, 21 days - Landlord Forum thread 341122

Re: Security Deposit, good faith estimates, 21 days by MrDan (Georgia) on November 25, 2015 @14:33

                              
Within a 21-day period, the landlord must send an accounting by personal delivery or first-class mail. The accounting must include the amount of the security deposit, copy of statements or invoices, a description of any deductions made from the deposit, such as cleaning or damage, or unpaid rent. The accounting must also include payment for any remainder of the security deposit due to be refunded to the tenant. (If you are returning the full security deposit, you must return it within 21 days)

For Good Faith Estimates
If the accounting contains a good faith estimate for any repair that cannot be completed within the 21 day period. Then, in that case, upon completion of the damage repair, the landlord has an additional 14 days after the repair is completed to send any remaining security deposit or a corrected security deposit statement for any additional money the tenant owes.

In the case of good faith estimates, no security deposit is refunded until the repair work is completed and then, within 14 days of the completed work, the landlord is required to refund any remaining security deposit or present a corrected security deposit statement for any additional amount the tenant may owe.

So you do not send a check if the security deposit statement is providing a good faith estimate until the work is completed.

Example,
9/31/15 - Tenant vacates rental property.
10/15/15 - Landlord sends security deposit statement containing a good faith estimate of repairs that cannot be completed within 21 days of tenant vacating.
10/30/15 – Landlord completes repairs.
11/13/15 – Landlord must send out corrected security deposit statement and any remaining security deposit before this date

Hope this helps.
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Re: Security Deposit, good faith estimates, 21 days by Rosie (California) on November 25, 2015 @14:38 [ Reply ]
Thank you, that answered my question.
Re: Security Deposit, good faith estimates, 21 days by anon (ca) on November 26, 2015 @00:19 [ Reply ]
that's not CA rule. Maybe it's GA rule

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