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December 1, 2007
landlord/tenant advice
Hello all,
I have a tenant in a market-value unit (i.e. not rent-stabilized or controlled) who committed via email to renew their lease on September 28th. (The old lease was to expire Oct. 30th) The tenant then changed their mind and, on Oct 9th, told me she was not going to renew. She moreover did not have the place ready for the new tenant until Nov. 3rd (i.e. after the lease had expired). We had a standard Blumberg lease. I am wondering if either of these issues gives me authority to keep her 1 month's security deposit. I obviously want to do what's legally correct, but at the same time don't want to be unnecessarily taken advantage of.
Thank you in advance for your input and happy holidays.