Security deposit

[tishanbrjani]

We put a deposit down on a condo so the landlord would hold it for us for a month and now we can't move in to the condo. We didn't sign anything but he did tell us if we backed out of the deal he would keep our deposit. Does he have the right to keep it?

 

[seniorjudge]

Q: Does he have the right to keep it?

A: We didn't sign anything but he did tell us if we backed out of the deal he would keep our deposit.