I've never tried to fight the system on this one, but my mom told me most of your deposits do not come back no matter what. It's kind of a stupid unspoken payment rule. Instead of deposit, it should just be called an increase in your first month's bill.
Indeed it should be! I've learned the hard way that there is no way you can get your full deposit back, no matter what. Our first landlord here tried to charge us for carpet cleaning services after we moved out, and we didn't even have carpet. With much trouble, we eventually got that back. However, she said it wasn't wrong to charge us for turning the electricity back on so that her cleaning lady could clean in comfort. Blargh! You want to clean the premises after we've cleaned it all before we left, ok fine, I guess...but for the electricity? Jesus! It's ridiculous that good tenants have to suffer because of those bad tenants out there. Blahhhhhhh
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