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 ...
In California, a lease cannot state that a security deposit is non-refundable. If you can prove your landlord failed to return your security deposit for an improper purpose, the small claims court **may** order the landlord to return the deposit and also pay a penalty to you of twice the deposit amount. In California, a landlord can deduct from your deposit for a limited number of things. The three most common are (1) unpaid rent, (2) the cost of cleaning the rental unit, and (3) damage to the rental unit above and beyond normal wear and tear.