Overview
Deposit disputes are avoidable. The system just has to track them separately.
Deposit disputes are avoidable. The system just has to track them separately.
Track deposits on their own ledger, held in the account your state requires, with dated condition photographs at move-in and move-out. Return the balance with an itemised statement inside the statutory window — the deadline is as important as the deduction.
Deposit disputes are avoidable. The system just has to track them separately.
Deposits are not income and should never sit on the rent ledger. Mixing them makes the balance impossible to prove and, in several states, is a violation in its own right regardless of the underlying dispute.
Deposit disputes are evidence disputes. A dated move-in condition report with photographs settles almost all of them, because the argument is about what changed, and only one side usually has a record of the starting point.
Itemise with cost support. A deduction backed by an invoice or written estimate is defensible; a round number described as 'cleaning' is the kind of entry that ends up in a small-claims filing.
Deposit disputes end in small-claims.
Separate ledger. Move-in photos. Move-out photos. Itemized return.
Deposits track independently in AyiPay.
The deadline, the itemisation requirement, and any penalty for missing it are set by state and sometimes city law. Confirm the ones that apply to your property.
Generally no. Wear from ordinary use is a landlord cost; damage beyond it is deductible with support. Where the line falls varies locally.
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Cut evictions with published screening criteria, early delinquency contact, and payment arrangements before filing.
Move collections above 98% with autopay enrollment, ACH defaults, and consistent late-fee enforcement.
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$49/month includes 5 units, then per-unit pricing that drops as you grow. Optional modules are billed separately and must be added deliberately.
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