I too am a victim of the Deposit return fraud. The house deposit has not been returned by the Apartment owner. Despite several reminders and personal visits, all I have receieved is false promises of returning and bluffs. He even gave me a cheque, which has bounced twice, does not pick up my calls. When I visit him personally he avoids me and tells his son or wife to tell me that he is not at home and i should not worry about deposit, he will pay it soon, everytime i visit.
This i got even after respecting him like my own Uncle and use to touch his parents feet with respect to seek their blessings on every festivals, typical north indian idiotic traits of respecting elders. They invited us on occasions too. The greed took them over when it came to returning the house rental deposit. SO disappointing to be cheated after 5 years of remaining in their house.
Am thinking of filing a complaint against the landlord.
Apartment name :
AkkyAmma Ramaiah Reddy Residency,
1/1, First Cross, Balaji nagar,
SG Palya, Bangalore, karnataka
Landmark: Near Taverekere Road, Lakshmi theatre
Landlord's name : Baloo Reddy & his wife Aparna Reddy
He is a local politician, an Ex-corporator. Do not know how come people elected him.
In fact, he has not returned deposit for several of his tenants, especially bachelors or people from north, as he knows they would not remain in this city forever and will not have the patience to pursue a legal case, which usually takes a few years.
Note: one lesson i learned is before leaving apartment get your refund in cash or Demand draft. Do not rely/trust on any kind of promises, no matter how freindly the landlord sounds or what kind of relations you may have.
