Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in Michigan
return of security deposit
My daughter-in-law was evicted from her apartment in Lowell for noise complaints. 1. Only one tenant complained of excessive noise, other tenants stated she was not loud at all. 2. She was never given a court notice for eviction but simply a notice to evict and told she had to be out by the end of the month. She did not provide the landlord with a forwarding address but has been in continual verbal contact with them. They originally stated that she would receive her deposit, but now stated that she will not since she broke the lease when evicted for noise violations. My question is, even tho she did not provide a forwarding address, is she still due her security deposit? She does not owe rent, have unpaid utilities or cause damages to the apartment. What are her options to getting her deposit back and what course of action should she take? I think that because she is young and naive the apartment complex is trying to take advantage of her. They feel that she will be intimidated by them and will not take legal recourse for her deposit. Thank you for your assistance.
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: return of security deposit
Because she did not provide the landlord with written notice of her forwarding address within four days of vacating the property, she is probably out of luck. She can try suing for her security deposit in a landlord/tenant proceeding in district court.
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