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Posted by Melissa on October 27, 1998 at 16:44:10:

In Reply to: My landlady is a thief posted by Stacie on October 27, 1998 at 14:46:18:

: I moved out of my apartment in mid-July, and now it is late October, and still
: my landlords have not returned our security deposits. They say that they WILL,
: but they just keep stalling and now its been over 3 months! I know that they
: are doing this because they are just dishonest crooks who think that maybe we
: will just let them get away with it, but as soon as i file a suit against them
: in court, they will send me a check. My question is, is their any PENALTY for
: waiting all this time to pay back this money? I know that in Michigan, if a
: landlord does this they must pay double or triple damages. Do we have any such
: protection in New York?? If not, what would stop any dishonest landlord from
: just WAITING until the court orders them to pay, and taking advantage of the
: interest?

Check out http://tenant.net/Rights/CTRC/ctrcf006.txt
Doesn't say if there is a penalty, but it does tell you where to call to file a complaint about non-return of a security deposit.

Good Luck!

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: : I moved out of my apartment in mid-July, and now it is late October, and still
: : my landlords have not returned our security deposits.  They say that they WILL,
: :  but they just keep stalling and now its been over 3 months!  I know that they
: :  are doing this because they are just dishonest crooks who think that maybe we
: :  will just let them get away with it, but as soon as i file a suit against them
: :  in court, they will send me a check.  My question is, is their any PENALTY for 
: : waiting all this time to pay back this money?  I know that in Michigan, if a 
: : landlord does this they must pay double or triple damages.  Do we have any such 
: : protection in New York??  If not, what would stop any dishonest landlord from 
: : just WAITING until the court orders them to pay, and taking advantage of the 
: : interest?  

: Check out http://tenant.net/Rights/CTRC/ctrcf006.txt
: Doesn't say if there is a penalty, but it does tell you where to call to file a complaint about non-return of a security deposit.

: Good Luck!


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