Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in Georgia

I signed a 2-year lease agreement. That has been terminated by the landlord via dispossessory notice. The court date has been postponed as I have moved out by the date of the dispossessory request. The reason for claim notice was very vague (not following lease agreement). I have always paid rent on time as I pay 3 mos rent in advance. The date of move out request was 30June2014. Independent of the reason behind the requets to move, I moved out by the date requested to avoid an eviction on my rental history.
The landlord is withholding my deposit due to lease break clause which states tenant may terminate release pror to lease end date if tenant agrees to .... pay amount equal to one month rent. Can he really hold the deposit if the lease termination was initiated by the landlord?

Asked on 7/14/14, 10:15 am

Scott Riddle Law Office of Scott B. Riddle, LLC

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From your post, you terminated the lease. Therefore, you owe whatever the lease says you owe for termination.

Answered on 7/14/14, 10:22 am

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