A common scenario for a potential client calling a lawyer about problems with a landlord consists of complaints about not getting a refund of the deposit upon leaving the rental home. The client wants to know the law, as it applies to their situation. Knowing the law pertaining to the tenant’s situation may be good to know, but having to take the property management to court to grab your money back is not fun, especially if you stop and think that the management company has been to court many times on the same situations while the tenant usually has to learn everything the hard way.