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 ...
If the selling landlord fails to either return the tenants' security deposits to the tenants or transfer them to the new owner, both the new landlord and the selling landlord are legally responsible to the tenants for the security deposits. 256 If the selling landlord and the security deposits can't be found, the new landlord must refund all security deposits (after any proper deductions) as tenants move out. 257