manhattangirl27
Junior Member
New York
My lease was up on the apartment I lived in for 1 year 9 months. I had a 9 month lease with the previous owner then a year with the new owner. I was never late with my rent. I gave proper notice, cleaned the apartment, and left. When no one would respond to me regarding my security and key deposit, I sent a firm letter to the owner saying that I would report them to the Attorney General if I didn't get a reply. That day they mailed me my deposit but held $350 saying that my rent was late 8 times. I emailed them and said that was a load and he said for me to prove I was never late. I always paid on time and there was never a late fee on the monthly invoices. In fact, they gave me a letter of recommendation for my next apartment that said that I never had any trouble paying and owed no back rent or arrears. I pointed this out to the landlord and he said his letter doesn't mean anything and that they aren't required to notify me that I owed a late fee. I'm calling bullsh**. He's just being spiteful because I demanded my deposit back. I told him I would file a complaint and he said for me to do my worse. Can someone point me to a specific NY law that says what he's doing is wrong? By his logic, I could pay my rent 2 months in advance and he could claim I was late just because he deposited the money 4 months later. Thanks.
My lease was up on the apartment I lived in for 1 year 9 months. I had a 9 month lease with the previous owner then a year with the new owner. I was never late with my rent. I gave proper notice, cleaned the apartment, and left. When no one would respond to me regarding my security and key deposit, I sent a firm letter to the owner saying that I would report them to the Attorney General if I didn't get a reply. That day they mailed me my deposit but held $350 saying that my rent was late 8 times. I emailed them and said that was a load and he said for me to prove I was never late. I always paid on time and there was never a late fee on the monthly invoices. In fact, they gave me a letter of recommendation for my next apartment that said that I never had any trouble paying and owed no back rent or arrears. I pointed this out to the landlord and he said his letter doesn't mean anything and that they aren't required to notify me that I owed a late fee. I'm calling bullsh**. He's just being spiteful because I demanded my deposit back. I told him I would file a complaint and he said for me to do my worse. Can someone point me to a specific NY law that says what he's doing is wrong? By his logic, I could pay my rent 2 months in advance and he could claim I was late just because he deposited the money 4 months later. Thanks.