Re: Return Security Deposit? - Landlord Forum thread 350850

Re: Return Security Deposit? by Anonymous on February 25, 2017 @11:06

Why have you not brought the question up to those lawyers who speak at your landlord association? Seems you have not learned anything from being a member? Your opinion means nothing without facts to back it up, which you never seem to give. One thing is clear and that your opinion is wrong and can cost the landlord.

So if the landlord feels the boyfriend forfeited his halve, then does the girlfriend only receive halve? The issue is the landlord failed to properly handle the acceptance of the security deposit from multiple payers and now faces the consequences of improper handling.

If the girlfriend only receives half and sues, then the landlord faces the cost of defending a lawsuit and damages, which will always be more than the security deposit amount. Also the boyfriend can also sue for failure to return the security deposit, again causing the landlord to defend a lawsuit.

So, to get this straight, your opinion is to give the girlfriend the full deposit, which half, the landlord says is forfeited and let the boyfriend work it out with the girlfriend which means the landlord failed to follow Florida law on the proper return of the security deposit.

Your opinion is trash. Everyone who is of legal age and signs the lease is entitled to the security deposit. The landlord is accountable to each tenant for proper return of the security deposit as each tenant is "severally and jointly" under the terms of the lease.

My opinion is that once again..your opinion is WRONG.

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