Return Of Security Deposit After 30 Days in Georgia?
Hello to all,
A little background into my situation, I gave my landlord a letter with my intent to end my lease 60 days prior to the end date as requested, which was August 31. Few days prior to my move-out date I found out that my new apartment would not be ready in time for the original 8/31 date. Knowing this I let the manager know and requested an extension of my lease for another 5 days which now leads me to October 5. On that date I vacated the apartment as agreed upon, returned keys, walked through the apartment with a leasing agent, paid the extra rent for the 5 day stay, and left forwarding address everything that was requested. According to the lease agreement and Georgia Law the landlord has 30 days to send me something stating any claim or return my deposit. I have not received anything from them regarding this. I feel they should have adhered to the time frame set by law, especially with this apartment if you were 1 day late with rent you were hit late fees and expected to pay or else why can't they be held to the same standards. What should be my next step? Am I jumping the gun by worrying about this now?