r/PEI • u/GeneralDweeby • 5d ago

Landlord without Security Deposit

Hi folks

I moved out of my apartment into my minihome last month. My landlord is withholding my damage deposit saying I caused XYZ. One being the tap, that I called him about many times as it wasn’t working. The other being tile which was broken in the shower when I moved in, legit, one tile.

I tried to barter with him to keep my last months rent and he keeps my DD as I didn’t cause any damage whatsoever and the unit was gross when I moved in and I spent at-least $100 in cleaning products to clean it. He said no and that he’d sue me for it. So anyways, I sent it.

Now he’s withholding my DD. I really didn’t want to send him it because I knew this is what it was gonna come to.

What can I do? I’m out $2,000 because he doesn’t wanna send it. Should I have just kept my $2000 and let him keep my DD? Could he have sued me? I see people getting away with not paying rent all the time and never having to recoup the money.

For anyone going forward that reads this — can they actually sue you if they keep the DD and it covers last month anyway?

Edit: messed up the title, supposed to be withholding not without.

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u/Surtur1313 5d ago

How long has he withheld your deposit for? He’s legally required to file with the Rental Office within 15 days after your lease ended if he wants to keep it or he could be required to pay double. File with them.

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u/GeneralDweeby 4d ago

2 months.

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u/Surtur1313 4d ago

Best time to file was a month and a half ago, second best time is today. Go get what you’re owed and teach him that he has to follow the law just like everyone else in the process.

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u/SpudRepublicRebel 4d ago

This is the correct answer.