Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in Pennsylvania

When I applied for the residence I lived at, I listed my in-laws as contacts and references because they themselves were renting from the same landlord. I was told that as long as I had relatives that were renting from them they would contact me pertaining to my security deposit. Upon leaving the residence, I received a letter in the mail from the landlords stating that according to the law, they owe me none of my security deposit because they had no viable contact information to send me a list of any damages and/or a check in the amount of my deposit. I'm being told that the excuse given is a farce since they not only have my in-laws contact information, but they STILL rent to my in-laws. If this is true then I could sue them for double the deposit. Would the law view this case the same way I am, or is my rental application NOT a viable document to contain the address to contact me at after the evacuation of the property?


Asked on 1/20/11, 3:52 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Andrew Solomon Law Office of Andrew A. Solomon

You should sue your landlord in district Justice court. Hopefully, you have a cancelled check to prove that you paid a security deposit. Some landlords are unscrupulous and will use any excuse to keep your deposit. You have nothing to lose by suing him except your filing fee.

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Answered on 1/27/11, 3:02 pm


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