After posting about the tenant who lost $1500 over a single blue wall, I started getting dozens of similar stories. One person said their landlord kept the entire deposit because of a “strong cooking smell” in the kitchen, even though the tenant had cleaned everything before leaving. Another told me they were charged $900 because the landlord said “the carpet wasn’t the same shade anymore.” It turned out to be normal wear from walking. Someone else said their landlord deducted $500 for “extra cleaning,” and then rented the place out the next week without doing anything at all. Reading these, you start to wonder: are deposits really about damage, or just another way for landlords to make money on the way out? #House #TenantRights #Landlord #HousingCost