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Deposits should be held by the city. The landlord should be forced to prove they deserve it in a court of law. (lemmy.ml)
submitted 1 month ago by UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml to c/memes@lemmy.ml
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Shouldn't be a issue since landlords never lie to keep deposits right?

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[โ€“] absGeekNZ@lemmy.nz 16 points 1 month ago (1 children)

In NZ if the bond is not lodged with the tenancy tribunal within a couple of weeks, the LL is in serious trouble.

[โ€“] meteorswarm@beehaw.org 2 points 1 month ago

Meanwhile in America, my old ll tried to tell me I couldn't have my deposit back because "it's summer and the bank is on vacation"