Landlords really piss me off!

[Waywardson174]

Additionally, he technically owes me the full amount of the lease since they failed to get the security deposit back to me in the time frame stated in the lease.

I don't think this is true. Under Colorado law, I believe you are entitled to treble damages, but not the entire value of the lease.

C.R.S. 38-12-103(3)(a) The willful retention of a security deposit in violation of this section shall render a landlord liable for treble the amount of that portion of the security deposit wrongfully withheld from the tenant, together with reasonable attorneys' fees and court costs; except that the tenant has the obligation to give notice to the landlord of his intention to file legal proceedings a minimum of seven days prior to filing said action.

[Chad4000]

I don't think this is true. Under Colorado law, I believe you are entitled to treble damages, but not the entire value of the lease.

C.R.S. 38-12-103(3)(a) The willful retention of a security deposit in violation of this section shall render a landlord liable for treble the amount of that portion of the security deposit wrongfully withheld from the tenant, together with reasonable attorneys' fees and court costs; except that the tenant has the obligation to give notice to the landlord of his intention to file legal proceedings a minimum of seven days prior to filing said action.

yeah it's treble unless something else was stated in the lease..

for example, Im not sure why the landlord only gave himself 30 days in the lease when Colorado law says it has to be returned within 60 days. haha.. he gave himself less time then he should have. hahaha