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deposit release

to return money paid as a tenancy deposit to the tenant after it has been held during the tenancy

In plain English

The deposit is money the tenant paid and that has been kept while the tenancy was in place. Deposit release means giving that held money back to the tenant.

In context

Here, "deposit release" labels the action to start or authorize returning the held tenancy deposit money to the tenant.

Situation
Managing move-in, move-out, inventory, keys, deposits, and condition reports
What it communicates
labels the action to start or authorize returning the deposit.

Meaning limits

The term itself does not establish how much of the deposit money is returned.

Examples

“After the final inspection, the tenant accepted a partial deposit release from the tenancy deposit held during the lease.”

Core meaning

“Once the deductions were settled, both parties approved the deposit release.”

In context