Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in Hawaii
If the landlord (payor) writes on the back of a check "Accepted as full and final refund of deposit", and then I (tenant) endorse the check to deposit it, am I truly giving up all my legal rights in regards to the security deposit held by the landlord for his residential rental property?
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Asked on 1/31/11, 9:22 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
Jon Zahaby
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No. The only way the landlord can keep a portion or all of the deposit is to let you know what the money is being withheld for and how much. Scribbling accord and satisfaction or a waiver statement on a check where it is difficult to find is not going to hold up in District Court. Aloha, Jon A. Zahaby, Esq.
Answered on 2/08/11, 3:22 pm
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