security deposit

noun

: an amount of money that a renter pays when beginning to rent property (such as an apartment) and that can be used to pay for any damage that the renter causes to the property

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Tenants can do several things to improve their chances of receiving back most or all of their security deposit, according to legal advocates at ILAS and Housing4Hoosiers. —

Jordan Smith, The Indianapolis Star, 19 Sep. 2024 The final bill would increase the fee to $43 and allow landlords to pull from a renters’ security deposit to cover the cost. —

Sam Janesch, Baltimore Sun, 8 Apr. 2024 You aren’t required to make an upfront security deposit with an unsecured credit card. —

Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2024 Companies that cooperated with China’s investigation were hit with security deposit rates of 34.8%, with that imposed on Martell the lowest at 30.6%. —

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