Not if the dog didn't do any damage. A security deplosit is intended to be used for the repair of physical damage, and, in some states, for back rent. A landlord could evict for breach of the lease, but that's it.
Not withstanding that the dwelling will have to be fumigated after your eviction, read your contract or have it read by a lawyer in your country. Not all contracts are the same. It could be that the local council bans dogs in HMOs.
A security deposit is a refundable deposit that a tenant pays to their landlord before they move into a property As long as a tenant abides by the terms of their lease, this deposit should be returned to a tenant when their lease has expired. There are certain situations where a landlord is allowed to keep all or part of a tenant's security deposit.
If the tenant broke the lease via a material breach, the tenant may forfeit his security deposit. However, if the landlord has breached the lease, he must return the full security deposit.
In a situation like this, this depends on what the lease says the landlord can deduct from the security deposit. Most landlords will charge a fee for cleaning the unit after the tenant leaves, unless the unit is cleaned by the tenant, to the satisfaction of landlord.
Seems to me, it depends. If the lease states that, in the event the parties agree to vacate the lease, the landlord can keep the deposit, then he probably can. But, a better rule is to ask if the landlord experienced a financial loss. If the tenant pays for January, then leaves January 15, and the landlord rents the place for February, then he has seen no loss, and should return the deposit.
Normally a security deposit is paid before the lease is signed. Once your lease is mutually signed then you have the right to move in.
No. A lease is a legally binding contract, which obligates both the landlord and tenant to a tenancy for the term of the lease. If you and the landlord both signed a lease, and the landlord refuses to give you occupancy of the property, you need to see a landlord-tenant attorney or tenant's rights group immediately!
Was the lease supposed to be a month-to-month lease or for a year or longer?
As a tenant, if the landlord wishes to break their own lease, you have the right to seek damages just as they would if you had broken your lease. The usual outcome for a landlord to break a lease is that the landlord forfeits any right to retain the security deposit.
Yes, unless the landlord breached the lease in some significant way.
Death of the tenant terminates the tenancy. The landlord should handle the security deposit according to the law, which likely means forwarding it to the estate. If rent is owed, the landlord could apply the deposit to the arrearage, and so notify the executor. There is an argument that the decedent owes rent for the next month (in a month-to-month tenancy) or the remainder of the lease (if there is a lease). However, the landlord has an obligation to try to rent the unit.
In Tennessee, landlords must return a tenant's security deposit within 30 days of the lease ending. If the landlord wishes to withhold a portion of the deposit, they must provide an itemized list of deductions along with any remaining funds owed to the tenant. Failure to do so may result in the landlord owing the tenant double the amount wrongfully withheld.
If a tenant abandons a property without notice he is in violation of the lease, and the landlord can sue and/or keep the security deposit. The tenant may also be responsible for the rent of the unit during any time the unit is unoccupied during the remainder of the time of the lease.