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    Jul 31, 2010, 04:35 PM
    Landlord run away with our deposit money
    Our Landlord run away with our deposit money for almost four tenants. He asked us to move out by the end of month. And when we decide to move out and ask for the deposit money. Now it's already the end of the month. He just run away and refuse to return the deposit money. Now we can not find him. What should we do?Or can anyone help us to locate him {prsl info removed}
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    Jul 31, 2010, 05:26 PM
    It is both foolish and dangerous AND against AMHD rules to post a phone number, particularly one belonging to someone else.

    Maybe this post is truthful; maybe it's not. Anyone who helps you is taking a big chance here.
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    Jul 31, 2010, 05:45 PM

    First, did you have a lease? How much notice did he give you to move? Why did you move without fighting it? Or did you move? You left that unclear. Also where do you live? Any question about Law needs to include a general location as laws vary.
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    Aug 1, 2010, 10:10 AM

    Yes, we have a lease. I paid the first and last month rent plus half month rent for desosit. We have just lived in the apartment for one month. He promise to return the deposit on 31th of the July. But he disappear on 30th of the July. We all have jobs and we can't watch the landlord. He disapper when nobody at home.
    Now he doesn't answer our call and refuse to return the money. The big problem is we can not find him. Can we call the police?
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    Aug 1, 2010, 10:11 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by ScottGem View Post
    First, did you have a lease? How much notice did he give you to move? Why did you move without fighting it? Or did you move? You left that unclear. Also where do you live? Any question about Law needs to include a general location as laws vary.
    Yes, we have a lease. I paid the first and last month rent plus half month rent for desosit. We have just lived in the apartment for one month. He promise to return the deposit on 31th of the July. But he disappear on 30th of the July. We all have jobs and we can't watch the landlord. He disapper when nobody at home.
    Now he doesn't answer our call and refuse to return the money. The big problem is we can not find him. Can we call the police?
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    Aug 1, 2010, 10:12 AM

    This is not a Police matter. Don't you have an address for him on the lease?

    I don't quite understand this - normally your deposit is not returned to you until your lease ends and you move and there is no damage.

    Have you been evicted or have you moved?
    Something here isn't right -
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    Aug 1, 2010, 12:41 PM

    As I said you left it unclear whether you have moved or not. If only one month of your lease has passed then he had no right to ask you to move out.

    If you haven't moved, then I would recommend that you get together with the other tenants and deposit your rent payments into an escrow account. Contact the utilities that supply the building and ask them to inform you if the utilities are unpaid. Then make payments from the escrow account. Continue like this until a new landlord steps forward.

    It would probably be better to get a lawyer to setup and administer the escrow account.
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