Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in Massachusetts

Security Deposit Dispute

I'm a tenant with a lease in a public housing unit, I gave my landlord a 30 day notice on June 9, 2003 that I was moving out. Although my letter stated I should be out by July 9, 2003 I turned in my keys on June 30, 2003 I day before the rent was due and was given a receipt. My landlord has withheld 9 days of rent from my security deposit even though I have no use or access to the apartment.

My question is, can they charge me rent even though the rent was not due and my keys were turned in and I had no access to the apartment, and this was taken from my security deposit!


Asked on 8/13/03, 5:43 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
David Baker Law Office of David Baker

Re: Security Deposit Dispute

Normally, the security deposit is to be applied to repairs that the tenant didn't fix before moving out. You should talk to a lawyer. There are too many variables here to even guess at a good answer. Best wishes, David Baker

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Answered on 8/13/03, 11:28 pm


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