Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in California

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The landlord is required to give you a written itemized statement, including any receipts, that shows what deductions were made to your security deposit (if any) along with a refund of the deposit (if any.) If you lived in a rental unit covered by rent control, you may or may not be entitled to interest on the security deposit, but the applicable rent control statute would have to be reviewed. The landlord must do this within 21 days of you moving out. Failure of a landlord causes them to forfeit the right to withhold the deposit, although in a lawsuit, a landlord may cross-complain for any damages as a result of your tenancy.