In plain English
This means the refund is not for the full amount. Some of a housing payment or deposit paid earlier is given back, while the rest is not refunded.
In context
Here, partial return reports that only some of the deposit paid earlier is being refunded.
- Situation
- Managing move-in, move-out, inventory, keys, deposits, and condition reports
- What it communicates
- reports that only part of the deposit is being returned.
Meaning limits
The term by itself does not say why the full amount was not refunded or how much was returned.
Examples
“After the inspection, the tenant received a partial return of the deposit rather than the whole amount.”
“For the deposit paid at move-in, the landlord later sent a partial return.”