[lawnchair_larry]

It's a relatively new trend in the US for corporate owned rental properties to use essentially fraudulent nickel-and-diming on the damage deposit as an additional revenue stream.

If you move to the US and have to rent, find a private owner renting their condo or similar. Never live in an "apartment community" with a corporate owner.

[chiph]

I am paying $15 a month "pet rent" for my cat. I am under no illusions that when I move out they will use my cat as an excuse to keep the deposit.