A disposition statement should let a tenant and later reviewer reproduce the arithmetic. It needs the deposit received, any credited interest, each deduction, the supporting record for each line, the remaining balance, the governing dates, and the delivery method required by the state rule.
Why is a generic template risky?
Texas uses a 30-day return rule subject to a written forwarding address. Florida separates a 15-day no-claim return from a 30-day certified-mail claim notice. Illinois calls for a 30-day damage statement with receipts or specified substitute evidence. New York uses a 14-day itemization and return rule. A blank national template can omit the very field that controls the local record.
What support belongs beside each deduction?
Pair each line with the lease clause, move-in condition record, move-out photo, invoice, paid receipt, estimate, or explanation permitted by the applicable statute. Describe the work and amount without turning a disputed classification into a legal conclusion. Ordinary wear, prior damage, useful life, and causation can be contested facts.
What does the $29 landlord packet do?
Reality Contact formats the landlord's chosen deductions, dates, and support into the applicable statement structure and reports the published delivery rule. The landlord reviews, signs, and sends it. Reality Contact does not tell the landlord what may lawfully be withheld, contact the tenant, or promise that a court will accept the statement.
What can the Reality Contact check provide?
The free check compares the supplied state and move-out date with the current published deadline and replies by email, including when the deadline has not passed. The $29 tenant packet organizes deductions and a draft letter. The $79 version adds a county-specific court-source list, evidence index, and one revised letter. The $29 landlord version formats the landlord's chosen disposition. Paid packets are not available in California.
Where does the operator boundary sit?
Reality Contact, LLC provides document preparation and a statute-to-letter comparison. This is not legal advice. We do not decide whether a deduction is unlawful, tell anyone whether to sue, file a case, contact the other party, or represent anyone. Paid packets are not available in California. The deadline check is a real reading of the published state rule against the date supplied. Reality Contact is sampling demand for the document packet. We reply by email even when the landlord is still inside the stated period. The current source check starts with this published record.