Sample complaint for bad faith retention of security deposit in California.  Non-refundable.

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This sample complaint for bad faith retention of a security deposit in California can be used by a residential tenant only under Civil Code section 1950.5(l) to request the statutory damages of up to twice the amount of the security deposit, as well as any other damages suffered by the bad faith retention of the security deposit.

The sample complaint has been revised and updated in 2019, is 10 pages and also includes causes of action for,

• Breach of covenant of good faith and fair dealing,
• Conversion, and
• Unfair business practices.

The author is an entrepreneur and retired litigation paralegal that worked in California and Federal litigation from January 1995 through September 2017 and has created over 300 sample legal documents for sale.

Note that the author is NOT an attorney and no guarantee or warranty is provided.