Lease agreements

[Thurs89]

I recently was looking for an apartment is Wisconsin, Washington County. I found a apartment, paid my security deposit, and signed a lease. About two weeks later I called my new landlord to tell him that I would not be needing the apartment because I decided on not moving. The landlord had about one month before the new move-in date was effective. He is trying to keep my deposit and charge me with expenses he had it trying to find a new tenant. Do I have any rights to get my security deposit back, I did give him enough notice to find someone to rent the apartment?

 

[dj1]

Since you made the decesion not to occupy the apartment the landlord had expenses in re renting it, so yes he has a right to deduct his expenses from your security deposit,

So you want to know if you can get any of it back....

This requires someone who knows how to use a calcualtor..

Your deposit- landlords expenses- any rental days lost- any legal fees- any postage- and other secretarial costs- any credit checks screening costs, gas, his time to show the apartment, brokers fees equals... whats left

Then you can sue for whats left in small claims court.