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Your Deposit Was Kept Over Charges You Don't Owe. We'll Build the Response.
You need that money back — and the deduction letter in your hand is where you get it. We check every charge against useful-life benchmarks, itemization rules, and your state's deposit deadlines, then build the point-by-point response.
Everything up to your result is free — no signup, no card.A photo, screenshot, PDF, or email works.Personalized letter: one-time $19, only if you choose.
Private by default — encrypted upload, used only to generate your analysis, never sold.
What your free check finds
ExampleRepainting walls— INVALID
Normal wear — past the 3-year useful life (HUD 4350.1)
Carpet replacement— INVALID
Exceeds the 5-year useful-life schedule (MAP 5C)
Cleaning fee— QUESTIONABLE
Not itemized as state law requires
Itemization deadline— INVALID
Statement sent after the state deadline — this may limit the right to withhold.
$1,750 flagged in this example, plus a missed deadline that may affect the withholding.
How it works
Upload Landlord's Deduction Notice
Upload the move-out statement or email from your landlord
Charge Extraction
HUD / IRS useful-life lookup
Evidence Mapping
Photo coaching per charge
Defense Letter
Statutory citations, court-ready
What your letter checks — and the rules behind it
Deductions You Don't Recognize?
Got a move-out statement with deductions you don't agree with? That letter is exactly what we analyze.
Move-Out Statement
Useful Life & Normal Turnover
We check age, remaining useful life, normal wear, and whether routine turnover costs were improperly charged to you.
HUD 4350.1 · MAP 5C · IRS Pub 527
Deadlines & Itemization
Late or non-itemized statements may limit or defeat the right to withhold, depending on your state — both are checked.
State Deposit Statute
Refund Math Shown
The letter itemizes every disputed charge and recomputes what's owed back — including errors in the landlord's own numbers.
Deposit − Valid Deductions
Penalties May Apply
Many states expose landlords to 2–3× damages for bad-faith withholding; the letter puts them on notice.
Bad-Faith Withholding
Valid Damage Stays In
Genuine damage beyond normal wear is legitimately chargeable — we only dispute what the law says you don't owe.
Fair Review
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Free analysis · Letter $19 if you choose