Security Deposit Return Questions & “Preliminary Walk Through”

By TLR

So my previous landlady and I had scheduled a walk through for the townhome I was renting. When I got there, she hadn’t brought any paperwork (we had a legal "move-in" and "move-out" document with check boxes for stuff that’s wrong or needs addressing, etc) and was completely off topic the entire time. When I pointed out things that had been wrong since the beginning, she pretended she’d never seen them before (i.e. water damage caused by a leak she knew about).

Anyway, as we are writing stuff on the paper that *I* brought, she says, "Oh, this is just the preliminary walk through. I’ll have my handyman come in and do the actual one and then mail you the security deposit and comments".

Is this legal? I thought the point of a walk through was to WALK THROUGH the home and discuss any issues that may have arrisen or damage that came up. I’m afraid she’s going to take all of my security deposit for things that aren’t my fault. Do I have legal standing to come back at her if she takes out too much from the security deposit? Basically, I’m afraid of getting screwed. Thanks for any and all help.

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