Potato_Vivid OP t1_jef7fsd wrote on March 31, 2023 at 3:58 PM

Reply to comment by Samad99 in Apartment building cashed refundable deposit by Potato_Vivid

It was a cashiers check! I made sure to specify when I gave them the check to NOT deposit it so I can get my money back and they assured me they won’t. I already paid my last months rent and I have nothing due so they can’t add it to next months rent unfortunately.

HaruspicyEnjoyer t1_jef8x91 wrote on March 31, 2023 at 4:08 PM

Noone is going to just hold on to a check that you give them. They never should have never promised not to deposit it in the first place.

When someone needs a deposit return it should be coming from the complexes business account not via handing the original payment back.

Potato_Vivid OP t1_jefbkgs wrote on March 31, 2023 at 4:25 PM

It was a cashiers check that was a deposit for a room for an event. They said they hold on to the check till after the event and based off how the room was left, they either take the money or return it (or shred it). I told them please don’t shred it, it’s a cashiers check and I need the check to redeposit it. They confirmed with me and said they would keep it on file. When I went and asked for it back, they handed it to me and said it wasn’t deposited, I guess the person who used to work there deposited it and didn’t tell anyone (Idky) and now they are saying they can’t give it back to me and I have to wait for a check after I move out.

Samad99 t1_jefp33d wrote on March 31, 2023 at 5:53 PM

Cashiers checks can be shredded and the funds won’t be removed from your account, you shouldn’t have to deposit your own check into your own account. Actually, you shouldn’t be able to deposit the check because it can only be cashed by the person it’s made out to.

Either way, that’s not the issue here and it’s just confusing things. The issue is that you paid a deposit for a room, you returned the room in good condition (right???) and now you’re owed your deposit back.

Like I said before, next steps for you should be to take pictures of the room to show its in good condition, send the landlord an email asking for the deposit back and nothing else, and if they say “no” then demand they show you the reasons for keeping it.