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    Default Replacement Tenant Won't Return Deposit

    My question involves a security deposit in the State of: Ohio

    I currently attend college at Ohio University. During this time last year I was signed on a lease agreement that I wanted to get out of. I found someone to sign my lease over to. When it was time for those tennants to move in, the apartment flooded and somehow they lost part of their rent and their security deposits. My concern is that I paid for the security deposit when before, when I first signed to that lease. I want to be refunded by the person I signed my lease over to.

    I have a signed addendum stating that the person I signed over to is to pay me 100% of the amount of the security deposit at the end of the lease. But since they got out of that lease he does not want to pay me back. All the other tennants there had to pay their deposits to the landlord except for the one I am dealing with because I had paid it before. Do I have a legal stance to get my money back? I paid for his deposit and was supposed to be repaid, but now he does not feel like he is responsible for that.

    My question is: Can I sue the kid I signed my lease over to for the amount of the deposit I paid?

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    Default Re: Wont Return Deposit

    Quote Quoting jslym777
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    Can I sue the kid I signed my lease over to for the amount of the deposit I paid?
    You can sue just about anyone for anything - whether you prevail or not is the question. And even if you do win, it's still up to you to collect; the courts won't do that for you.

    You can file a small claim suit, take every piece of evidence you have (signed agreement between you and 'tenant', etc.) to court on your hearing date.

    Be professional, polite and stick to the point.

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