In general we will find that the more important a word is, and the more central and necessary its meanings are in our pictures of ourselves and the world, the more ambiguous and possibly deceiving the word will be. By Richard Nordquist. First off, a few clarifications are in order.ather, meaning is rhetorical: it's fashioned out of both a verbal context (the words surrounding the words) and the experiences of the individual reader. No surprise, then, that mis communication is often the result when the important words come into play.
After a tenant moves out , the landlord may use all or part of the security deposit for the following reasons only : ( 1 ) unpaid rent ( unless validly withheld or deducted by the tenant ) and , if applicable , water charges ; ( 2 ) unpaid increase in real estate taxes ( only applicable if the lease contains a valid tax escalation clause ) ; and ( 3 ...
Updated October 19, 2016. A security deposit is a refundable deposit that a tenant pays to their landlord before they move into a property (See Also: The Basics of the Security Deposit). As long as a tenant abides by the terms of their lease, this deposit should be returned to a tenant when their lease has expired. There are certain situations where a landlord is allowed to keep all or part of a tenantâs security deposit. When Can You Keep a Tenantâs Security Deposit?