Property Management

Under Missouri law, a landlord who wrongfully withholds a tenant's security deposit is subject to damages of:

AThe deposit amount only
BTwice the deposit amount plus attorney's fees✓ Correct
CThe deposit amount plus interest
DA $500 fine payable to the state

Explanation

Missouri Chapter 441 RSMo provides that a landlord who wrongfully withholds a security deposit is liable to the tenant for twice the deposit amount plus reasonable attorney's fees.

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