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Landlord won’t return security deposit

By Karen W

My son’s lease expired in July 2010 at a house he and 3 others rented in Charleston, SC for his junior year at college.  My son and one other housemate moved out.  They requested their security deposit from their landlord.  He inspected the house and told the boys he doesn’t have the money and that they are to get the security deposit from the two new renters.  Then they discovered a sign posted on the house they had just moved out of.  The house is being auctioned off for non-payment of property taxes.  We have a feeling that the landlord (a doctor with 18 rental properties in Charleston) is going to claim bankruptcy.  However in the meantime we have tried to reach him and his phone message service is full.  I even left a message at his office’s message center and he won’t return our calls or our son’s calls.  Any suggestions as to how we may be able to get our security deposit back?

 

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Edited on: Monday, August 23rd, 2010 10:12 pm
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Shirley Smith

March 6th, 2012 9:39 pm

Continue to expose him. I signed a lease, paid a deposit, never moved in and could not get my money back.This happened over the weekend. And it seems to be legal here in Houston, TX. It happened at Crestmont Village Apts., 5638 Selkin Road. The owner is Abraham Vaknin. The condition were awful. They would not show me one prior to paying the deposit. They knew what they were doing. Scamming! If anynody can assist me in getting my money back, I would be grateful.

Youfoolnoone

June 24th, 2013 5:35 pm

I happened across your posts after a new report on crestwood- Abe, Denise & their and their son Orite are all scam artists all over the US- leaving debts and screwing employees, tenants and hotel guests in bad shape everywhere they have any association with. They are scammers who will have karma come back to bite them !!!

reporter

August 14th, 2013 5:22 pm

I’m a reporter for the Miami Herald. I think the Vaknins are running similar scams here in Miami. I’d love to hear about your experiences with them. Please send me an email at gsolis@miamiherald.com

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