I was wondering if it is unlawful to let new tenants move in and withold our security deposit based on damages that the landlord saw after new tenants occupied the rental unit.

The scenario:

We moved out AND returned keys Saturday evening.

New tenants moved in Sunday morning 8 AM, old tenant came back to premises to retrieve bed and did not see a broken window.

On TUESDAY landlord does a walk through and notes that a window is shattered.

Is it against the law to blame old tenants for the broken window if new tenants inhabited the place before the landlord did a walk-through?

Thanks for any help regarding this matter.

The problem you have is not the law but your failure to take pictures/video of dwelling before you vacated. Now its your word vs new tenant

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I agree with underdog on this one. Have you browsed through the information in LawInfo's Free Legal Resource Center to learn more about your issue yet? See: http://www.lawinfo.com/consumer.html and http://resources.lawinfo.com/en/index.html. You can certainly try to speak to a lawyer to determine what legal options may be available. In the meantime, you may be able to learn more on your own. Search the "Free Legal Resources" tab, or browse the Consumer Resources. Good luck.

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