Re: Documentation for withholding of security deposit

Re: Documentation for withholding of security deposit by Anonymous on April 24, 2016 @12:47

G, it's not criminal court. There's no 'beyond a reasonable doubt' in civil small claims court. Each side will present their case and the judge will make a decision.

The landlord, being the one who made the security deposit withholding, has to show validity of the charges and the judge will make a decision as to whether they are legitimate based on state law.

Neither side has to prove that the charges were legitimate or illegitimate. The judge will make that decision.

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