I have been staying in a flat in Chennai for the past 10 years. For the first 3 years, there was a proper written rental agreement and post that, it has only been done verbally on mutual consent. Now, as I have heard from various sources, the owner has a tendency to deduct the deposit amount using some baseless reason and give it to the tenants when they are planning to vacate. Is there any legal procedure through which I can get back my complete security deposit?


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Answered on November 08, 2017
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  • You would have to prove that the terms of your original rental agreement has been continued orally by the parties and has not been changed and accordingly, you can seek refund of the entire security deposit based on the terms contained in your rental agreement or file a suit to recover such deposit from the Owner on termination or expiry of the rental/lease/license period.