re: Renter's refund of deposit

Absolutely no phone calls to landlord with disparaging remarks, same goes for letters or emails.

My mother in law had a lawyer tenant in NOLA some years ago. She rightfully withheld deposit because the idiot BBQ'd in the apartment leaving soot on every wall and ceiling.

The former tenant left a lot of nasty messages which she recorded on an old school tape answering machine. She made copies and had a meeting with the managing partner of his employer. He was fired that day.