Legal Question in Real Estate Law in Colorado

Refundability of deposit

Louise Aron

Attorney at Law

Lakewood Office:

1536 South Ingalls

Lakewood, Colorado 80232 USA

(303) 922 7687

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Denver, Colorado 80209 USA

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LawGuru User

Dear LawGuru User:

The answer to your question depends on what occurred. In my opinion, if you signed nothing, chances are the deposit is refundable. If you signed an agreement of some kind, or received a written receipt, it needs to be examined in order to determine the circumstances under which the deposit is refundable.

Under certain circumstances, if you were a client of mine whom I had consulted, I would advise you to tell the landlord that you communicated with an attorney who said the landlord is obligated to return the deposit, and that the landlord can find him, her or itself in legal trouble for not returning it.

Without more details on your transaction, however, I can't really advise you.

Thank you for using LawGuru.

Sincerely,

Louise Aron

Attorney at Law

My web site http://effectnet.com/la/