If my tenant had to break their lease due to a military orders, am I required to return the security deposit?
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If my tenant had to break their lease due to a military orders, am I required to return the security deposit?
I allowed him to break the lease.
Asked on January 7, 2013 under Real Estate Law, Arizona
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Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
Under federal law, the Soldiers and Sailors Relief Act, if your tenant who is in this country's military has been deployed away from where he or she resides in your unit, you are required to terminate the lease after thirty days written notice of the deployment without legal recourse.
As to the security deposit, if there is no damage to the unit, it too must be returned to the military tenant.
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