[RPPTL LandTen] Strange but not uncommon scenario

Heist, Weisse & Wolk harry at evict.com
Tue Oct 8 10:48:21 PDT 2013


Rent is $500 a month. Tenant pays security deposit of $500 and a last month's rent of $500 OR, tenant pays an $800 security deposit and no last month's rent.
 
Tenant pays rent September 1 and breaks lease and vacates  September 15, 3 months into a 1 year lease.
 
Tenant has given written notice to break lease and gave his forwarding address. 
 
30 day clock starts ticking on the Notice of Intention to Impose Claim.
 
Landlord has 30 days to send Notice of Intention to Impose Claim out.
 
On October 1, October rent is owed.  October 10, Landlord sends out Notice of Intention to Impose Claim.
 
Obviously, they can claim October rent of $500.
 
What happens to the last month's rent landlord is holding or any excess if the security deposit is $800?
 
Since acceleration is not a remedy and the remedies are set forth in the FS 83.595 and cannot be outside of this per the Equity/Yates Case of 2003, does the landlord have to return the last month's rent he is holding? Does he have to return the $300 if he had an $800 security deposit?
 
Harry
 

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