Legal Question in Real Estate Law in Michigan

Breaking a lease agreement

If a tenant breaks the lease agreement do they get back their security deposit?


Asked on 3/08/09, 9:37 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
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Re: Breaking a lease agreement

Not typically. However, there are laws dictating what a landlord must do in order to keep the security deposit. There are timelines in which the landlord must act or waive some or all of the damages. For further information, please visit me at my website at www.lawrefs.com and click on the landlord / tenant link.

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Answered on 3/08/09, 7:20 pm


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