Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in California
Anthony Roach
Law Office of Anthony A. Roach
Chatsworth, CA
Paying taxes is totally irrelevant to your problem.
California Civil Code section 1950.5 governs the security deposit used for a residential dwelling. Basically, the landlord must give an itemized statement to the tenant within 21 days (in writing) that shows why the deposit was not returned. A landlord's failure to do so results in a forfeiture of the security deposit to the tenant who moved out.
A copy of the statute is here: http://housing.ucsc.edu/cro/pdf/CCC_security-deposits.pdf
If you are going to be helping your mother as her agent in landlord tenant matters, I suggest you familiarize yourself with that statute.
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10/21/14, 9:33 amMark as helpful
In response to this attorney. I took pictures of the condition of the house and bathroom along with text messages telling the tenant from first week she left why we could not return her deposit moneys. So do I need to try to get a forwarding address from her? I doubt she will provide this. Thank you. My answer number was KySwQ5YwBB
1 Answer from Attorneys
Yes, you send the statement that sets forth the charges that were deducted from the security deposit to the same place the tenant would want their security deposit refunded.
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