Landlords are required to put security deposits in interest-bearing bank accounts. How much of that interest goes to you? By Jill Terreri Ramos Q: I live in a large market-rate apartment building on ...

Two years, two months, and 15 days. That’s how long it took me to get my two months’ security deposit back from my former landlord, a wealthy restaurateur who illegally withheld the funds. The process ...

State law requires most landlords to return the security deposit to a former tenant within 14 days of their exit, or explain why they won’t. That law hasn’t applied to rent-stabilized landlords, but ...