teacher123
Junior Member
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? MO
My landlord told me on several occassions he would be returning my deposit. My lease was for 12 months, but said subsequently it wouldn't be a problem if I left early since I was buying a house. I gave him verbal notice at 60 days, written notice at 30 days.
MO requires landlord to return or provide an itemized deduction of deposit within 30 days.
When still hadn't heard from him on the 30th day, I called him several times. He sent me a text saying he would look at my file the next day, but he was sure there wouldn't be a problem. At the end of the next day, he sent me an email saying he had several personal issues that delayed response, however, I would be forfeiting my deposit for leaving 2 months before the lease was up.
Can I win at small claims court because he failed to respond within that 30 days? How rigid is the law on time frames?
My landlord told me on several occassions he would be returning my deposit. My lease was for 12 months, but said subsequently it wouldn't be a problem if I left early since I was buying a house. I gave him verbal notice at 60 days, written notice at 30 days.
MO requires landlord to return or provide an itemized deduction of deposit within 30 days.
When still hadn't heard from him on the 30th day, I called him several times. He sent me a text saying he would look at my file the next day, but he was sure there wouldn't be a problem. At the end of the next day, he sent me an email saying he had several personal issues that delayed response, however, I would be forfeiting my deposit for leaving 2 months before the lease was up.
Can I win at small claims court because he failed to respond within that 30 days? How rigid is the law on time frames?