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    Mar 4, 2013, 02:14 PM
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    I had a six month lease. Upon moving out the landlord and I agreed to inspect the apartment and gave me my security deposit after he inspect the apartment for damages. Three weeks later he sent an email requesting that I need to pay 500 because he found scratches in the wood floor. When I left there were only one scratch and he wanted my daughter friend to find a kit and he took 150 from my security deposit. What are my rights? Am I responsible or not?
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    Mar 4, 2013, 02:19 PM
    Did he sign off on the walkthrough. Did he give your deposit back with an itemized statement of what he withheld?

    If so, you don't owe him anything.
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    Mar 4, 2013, 05:23 PM
    He gave you all the deposit except for $150, with the understanding that someone would get a kit and fix one scratch the floor? Was the plan that you would get the $150 if the scratch was fixed? Was the scratch fixed as agreed?
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