Property Management

A Nebraska landlord who fails to return a security deposit or provide an itemized deduction statement within the required timeframe may be liable for:

AOnly the deposit amount
BUp to twice the wrongfully withheld amount plus reasonable attorney's fees✓ Correct
CA $50 fine payable to the NREC
DOnly damages if the tenant files a lawsuit within 7 days

Explanation

Nebraska's Residential Landlord and Tenant Act provides that a landlord who wrongfully withholds a security deposit may be liable for up to twice the amount wrongfully withheld, plus the tenant's attorney's fees.

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