Statute of limitations How to get security deposit back

Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 03/07/2011 - 21:46

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I'm wondering how long I have to file a claim against a previous landlord who never returned security deposit or sent me a letter stating any damage, that would of altered my security deposit? He also never sent me anything stating what bank the deposit was in or any of the interest. I lived there from Dec 1999-May 2006. I sent two separate requests by certified mail to the landlord and he never accepted them. So, they were returned to me unopened. I don't have current contact info for the landlord and the address I had back then was a post office box. Thanks in advance for the help!

Statute of limitations for security deposit

Submitted by The Editor on Tue, 03/08/2011 - 09:30.

The statute of limitations for contract claims in Massachusetts, both oral and written, is six years.

Thanks for the info! So does

Submitted by honeybee1311974 on Tue, 03/08/2011 - 14:22.

Thanks for the info! So does that mean 6 years from the date I moved out? Meaning I could still try to recover this security deposit?

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