{"id":116263,"date":"2026-06-21T06:36:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-21T06:36:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsfortnite.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/21\/is-your-landlord-not-returning-security-deposit-know-your-rights-and-what-counts-as-damage\/"},"modified":"2026-06-21T06:36:01","modified_gmt":"2026-06-21T06:36:01","slug":"is-your-landlord-not-returning-security-deposit-know-your-rights-and-what-counts-as-damage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsfortnite.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/21\/is-your-landlord-not-returning-security-deposit-know-your-rights-and-what-counts-as-damage\/","title":{"rendered":"Is your landlord not returning security deposit? Know your rights and what counts as \u2018damage\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Resolving security deposit disputes in India is all about knowing your rights as a tenant and the duties of landlords. The law makes a clear distinction between normal wear and tear\u2014covered by landlords\u2014and tenant-caused damages. To support claims for deductions, landlords must provide strong evidence, including photos and receipts, to facilitate a fair and efficient resolution between parties involved.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Resolving security deposit disputes in India is all about knowing your rights as a tenant and the duties of landlords. The law makes a clear distinction between normal wear and tear\u2014covered by landlords\u2014and tenant-caused damages. To support claims for deductions, landlords must provide strong evidence, including photos and receipts, to facilitate a fair and efficient&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/newsfortnite.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/21\/is-your-landlord-not-returning-security-deposit-know-your-rights-and-what-counts-as-damage\/\" class=\"\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Is your landlord not returning security deposit? Know your rights and what counts as \u2018damage\u2019<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":116264,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sitemap_exclude":false,"_sitemap_priority":"","_sitemap_frequency":"","neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsfortnite.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116263"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsfortnite.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsfortnite.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsfortnite.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=116263"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsfortnite.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116263\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsfortnite.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/116264"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsfortnite.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=116263"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsfortnite.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=116263"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsfortnite.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=116263"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}