Sample letters

Security deposit demand letters, state by state

Each one is a full letter the Demand Letter Companion wrote for a fictional tenant, built on that state’s deposit law. Each shows a different kind of landlord mistake.

Names and addresses are blurred, as they would be on a real letter. More states are on the way.

CaliforniaStatement sent nine days late; $1,400 kept for carpet and painting.Read the letter →New YorkNo refund and no statement within 14 days; the whole $2,400 is owed.Read the letter →TexasDeduction list three weeks late; bad faith presumed; $1,350 kept.Read the letter →

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The Companion has verified deposit rules for all 50 states and DC. Your letter is built from your lease, your answers, and your state’s rules, and you approve every word before you mail it.

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These samples show what the Demand Letter Companion produces for fictional situations. They are not legal advice and not templates to copy. Laws and outcomes vary by state and by facts.