It sounds like it may have been part of the service, and now that the service is being terminated it is reasonable to expect thst it be returned....

Mr. Wolf provides a great response....................................................................

You landlord does not have a duty to defend or protect you. If your neighbor has threatened you call the police and make a report, see if you can...

During am eviction os rarely the best time to pipe up and say "what about all these other things". If handled properly and any of those other...

Mr. Alexander is correct... technically you maintained posession of the home into the next month, for which you also failed to pay rent. You coukd...

Mr. Gaffney is correct. I suspect that either by law or lease agreement the landlord was excercising a lien on your property for some unresolved...

A holdover is someone that continues to occupy after thier right to do so has expired. In order to fully vacate you are required to fully return...

Mr. Langer is correct, more facts would be helpful, but I dont think the law carves out any special excption to allow you to break you lease for...

It seems unlikely (but havent seen thier justification) that they could make much of a real claim after refunding the deposit and could put...

It sounds like it is at least worth looking into by talking with a local tenant law attny to see what they make of the evidence.