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What rules are you referring to regarding security deposits? Are they new? I have had only abusive experiences in Chicago (and, to be fair, Michigan and California) with security deposits.

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<<The penalties that the RLTO imposes on landlords are often grossly disproportionate to the infractions, largely because the ordinance allows tenants to recover their reasonable attorneys' fees and court costs, even in legal proceedings brought to recover something as nominal as a $100 statutory penalty (and even if the penalized omission was utterly harmless). What’s more, dozens of Chicago lawyers specialize in representing tenants in these types of cases.>>

Anecdotally, landlords are moving/moved to having move-in fees over deposits due to the legal technicalities of handling them properly.

[0] https://www.domu.com/landlord-resources/apartment-lease-form...

In CA, only an abusive experience with a high security deposit. Tried to charge $800 for cleaning cobwebs off the exterior and roof of a house at move-out. The more of your money they have, the more of your money they will keep.

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