MELENDY v. WOODBRIDGE GARDENS, INC.


131 N.J. Super. 473 (1974)

330 A.2d 596

JOHN MELENDY AND CAROLYN MELENDY, PLAINTIFFS-RESPONDENTS, v. WOODBRIDGE GARDENS, INC., DEFENDANT-APPELLANT.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided December 19, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Harry R. Howard, attorney for appellant.

Mr. John Melendy and Mrs. Carolyn Melendy, pro se.

Before Judges HALPERN, CRAHAY and ACKERMAN.


PER CURIAM.

Appellant corporation, a landlord, was sued in the small claims division by respondent tenants for the return of balance of security deposit. The landlord had previously returned $120.60 of an original deposit of $315, having deducted and retained a sum equal to half a month's rent plus a total of $100 for other items, including cost of repainting, which the landlord claimed the tenants were obligated to pay upon termination of the tenancy.

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