my landlord charges a late fee of $25 if rent is payed past the first. now he is refusing to give me my security deposit because my late fee balance outweighs the amount of the original deposit.
i was never notified that i owed any kind of late fee or that such a late fee was taken out of my next months rent (making that one short). also, i paid $2.50 more than the actual rent due every month by mistake.
does he have to notify me of such things? also... my security depoist was $362.50 and he claims i payed the rent late 9 times. to me that is only $225.00. can he charge interest for this b/c i didn't pay the late fees?? (even though he never notified me their was one due) also... can he pocket the $2.50 more i paid every month in error without ever notifiying me that i paid more than i owed??