If I moved out of an apartment that I shared with a roommate and left them with the month’s rent instead of a month’s notice, am I entitled to the return of my security deposit?
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If I moved out of an apartment that I shared with a roommate and left them with the month’s rent instead of a month’s notice, am I entitled to the return of my security deposit?
I left 8 months ago.
Asked on January 8, 2013 under Real Estate Law, New Mexico
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Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
Regardless of whether or not you failed to give thirty (30) days notice of the termination of your lease to your former landlord of not you are entitled to receive the return of your security deposit from him or her assuming there is no damage to the formal rental.
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