Excerpt: “The traditional cash security deposit was designed to protect landlords by providing funds to repair damages caused by tenants, but it also serves as a windfall to owners and creates an unfair barrier for many families seeking to move. A number of state and local governments are recognizing that property owners can be protected in other ways – without extracting up-front payments from families who cannot afford them.”
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