“Your landlord can return your deposit by delivering it in person, mailing it, leaving it in your mailbox or mail slot, or sending it electronically. According to section 5 in Schedule of the Residential Tenancy Regulation, “a landlord must not charge a fee in relation to any cost incurred by the landlord to repay a deposit”
Your landlord cannot simply decide on their own to keep your deposit. If they want it, they need written permission from you or the Residential Tenancy Branch (RTB). After 15 days, if your landlord has not returned your deposit, obtained your written permission, or applied for dispute resolution, you have the right under section 38 of the Residential Tenancy Act (RTA) to apply for double the amount of your deposit.
租客离开，猫在地毯上洒尿，面积太大，洗不干净，打算换了。想让租客付一部分钱。不肯。说是地毯的有效生命是10年，10年以后都被depreciated to zero. 但是我觉得租客除了normal tear and wear, should return the house as it is.
我记得其中一个给我看她在租的房子，里面的插座烧得发黑，坏掉了，她说全屋只有一个插口是好的，她得牵线给房间亮台灯。我立马变身管事婆，很气愤地说，你可以告你的房东啊，这是房东的责任。她说告起来很麻烦，她自己先得预付100块的提告费用；就算告赢了，房东以后拿捏她的地方可以很多，住得也不舒服，走了算了。这是我第一次从租客的角度看当一个无赖房东的好处。何况你不是无赖房东，你是有理的。要我，就扣一部分押金，算清洁费，等租客告我去吧。就算他赢了，如果按我们这里，房东也就是多付100块的官司费用，再把押金还回去。你留好move-out inspetion report，和各种照片做好证据。
不然房东会被罚付房客双倍押金滴。详见如下：
“Your landlord can return your deposit by delivering it in person, mailing it, leaving it in your mailbox or mail slot, or sending it electronically. According to section 5 in Schedule of the Residential Tenancy Regulation, “a landlord must not charge a fee in relation to any cost incurred by the landlord to repay a deposit”
Your landlord cannot simply decide on their own to keep your deposit. If they want it, they need written permission from you or the Residential Tenancy Branch (RTB). After 15 days, if your landlord has not returned your deposit, obtained your written permission, or applied for dispute resolution, you have the right under section 38 of the Residential Tenancy Act (RTA) to apply for double the amount of your deposit.
https://tenants.bc.ca/your-tenancy/deposits/#:~:text=If%20your%20landlord%20believes%20you,to%20keep%20your%20security%20deposit.
大概率不会。懂一点房客会要额外的法庭赔偿费用。
假设你租出去的时候是新房，十年后你让房客还回来一个新房子 ？
本来合约上定好一只猫（绝育），结果那姐姐让猫生了没有10只也有8只，我进去检查，吓死我，虽然小猫咪也可爱，可是一下子窜出那么多只在脚边跑，我头皮一阵发麻！看来当地主的还要继续修炼！
房东也不用换地毯啊。argument 的点还是有的，只是看值不值得花精力和时间。