Security Deposit Risk Check
What Main AI checks
- Deposit amount vs. your state's legal cap
- Deduction and 'normal wear and tear' language
- Return-deadline clauses vs. your state's required timeline
- Walkthrough, documentation, and notice requirements
- Vague cleaning or repair clauses landlords use to deduct
What you get
- A plain-language read of every deposit-related clause
- Risk flags with the exact lease language quoted
- Your state's deposit law, cited and linked
- A next-step checklist (photos, notices, deadlines)
- A draft letter if your deposit is already being held
Why it matters
Deposits are the most commonly lost renter money — usually because of one vague clause or one missed deadline. Reading the deposit terms takes Main AI seconds and can be the difference of a month's rent.
What a finding looks like
FROM YOUR DOCUMENT: "Landlord shall return the security deposit within sixty (60) days of lease termination."
Run the free check now
Upload the document — PDF, photo, or pasted text. 3 free analyses a month with a free account — no card needed. Every finding cites the exact language it came from.
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Is this really free?
3 free analyses a month with a free account — no card needed. The free tools work without an account. To analyze your own document, you make a free account first — no card needed.
What if I already moved out?
Upload the lease and any letters from your landlord — Main AI maps the deadlines that still apply and drafts a demand letter if the timeline supports one.