How it works
You bring the facts. The companion handles the process.
The Demand Letter Companion is a guided web app for one security-deposit case. It asks one question at a time, checks your state’s rules, and ends with a demand letter you’ve read and approved.
You don’t need to know the law, write prompts, or pay for an AI subscription. You answer questions about what happened. The companion keeps track of what comes next.
Before you start
Have these nearby. You don’t need a perfect file.
- Your lease: a PDF, a Word file, or clear photos of each page
- The landlord’s list of deductions, if you got one, and the date it arrived
- Your move-out date and the date you returned the keys
- How much was returned to you, if anything, and when
- What evidence you have: photos, texts, emails, receipts
- Your current mailing address
If something’s missing, say so. The companion will tell you what matters and what doesn’t. Want to gather everything first? Use the checklist or the free intake form.
Step by step
From checkout to a letter in the mail.
- 1
Buy once and save your link
Checkout takes a minute. Your case opens right away with its own private link. Save it when asked; a copy is also emailed to you.
- 2
Agree to the terms
A short plain-language agreement: this is legal information, not legal advice, and you make your own decisions.
- 3
Upload your lease and check the facts
The app reads it and fills in the address, state, dates, deposit, rent, landlord, co-tenants, and key clauses. Correct anything it got wrong before you confirm.
- 4
Answer questions about what happened
What you actually paid, when you left, what came back, and each charge on the landlord’s list. For every charge, you decide what to dispute.
- 5
Confirm your case summary
You see everything in one place before any law is applied. Fix anything that’s off.
- 6
See what your state’s rules say
Deadlines, penalties, deduction rules, and the small-claims limit, explained in plain words with the citations. If the landlord missed a deadline, it leads.
- 7
Choose the amount
Keep the letter to your disputed amount, or ask to see any extra damages your state allows. It’s your call either way.
- 8
Review and approve your letter
Generate it when you’re ready to mail it that day or the next. Read it, approve it, and download the Word document.
- 9
Mail it and record it
Send it by certified mail with return receipt, then record the mailing date. Your case keeps the landlord’s response deadline.
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Come back when they answer
Use the same link. The companion helps you make sense of a payment, an offer, a refusal, or silence.
If the landlord pays, you’re done.
If they pay or you accept a settlement you’re happy with, the dispute ends at the demand. No court, no hearing, and no filing fees.
You stay in control
The companion manages the process. You make the decisions.
What the app does
- Reads your lease and lays out the facts
- Asks the next question so you don’t have to know it
- Applies your state’s rules and does the date math
- Explains your options in plain words
- Writes and checks the letter
What you decide
- Whether every fact is right
- Which charges to dispute, and how much
- Whether to include extra damages
- Whether to approve and mail the letter
- Whether to accept an offer
This is legal information and self-help, not legal advice, and it does not create an attorney-client relationship.
Built to reduce mistakes
The parts where a guess would hurt you aren’t left to the AI.
Rules from a table, not memory
Deposit rules for all 50 states and DC are built in, each with its legal citation.
Date math done by the app
Missed deadlines are calculated from your confirmed dates.
Facts confirmed before use
You check the lease facts and the case summary before anything is built on them.
Letters checked before you see them
Drafts are reviewed automatically against your facts and the rules for your case.
Fix anything without starting over
Edit any saved fact. The app redoes only what that change affects, and asks first.
Honest about what doesn’t fit
If your case is outside what it can handle, it says so and stops, and you can request a refund.
If the landlord refuses
Your case stays saved. Step 2 is in development.
Step 2 will cover court forms and case prep: deciding whether to file, the small-claims forms for your court, serving the landlord, organizing evidence, and preparing for the hearing. It’s being built to pick up from your saved case. It isn’t for sale yet.
Still deciding?
You don’t have to decide today whether you’re willing to sue.
Find out first whether you may have something worth pursuing. The free assessment gives you a quick read.
One-time purchase for one case. No AI subscription needed.