My question involves a security deposit in the State of: California
My apartments and the property management company is telling me that it is legal for them to ESTIMATE my ENTIRE deposit. They gave me an estimate within the 21 day period with additional charges. It's been over a month now and as of two days ago they haven't even SCHEDULED for my aparment to be cleaned. (I didn't leave it messy at all. I left it as clean as when I moved in).
So is it legal for them to withhold my entire deposit and charge me more all based on an estimate?? I just don't see how a landlord can make a "good faith estimate" on my entire deposit. An estimate is NOT a statement.
Please help :-(

