在其余两名租客交出物业后30天内,任何租客的保证金均无须退还或结算. Generally, 房东有义务在承租人交出租赁财产后的第30天或之前退还和/或提供书面说明和所有扣除项目的详细清单. “Surrender” is defined in paragraph 16 of the Residential Lease (TXR 2001) as “when all occupants have vacated the Property, in Landlord’s reasonable judgment, and one of the following events occurs: (a) the date Tenant specifies as the move-out or termination date in a written notice to Landlord has passed; or (b) Tenant returns keys and access devices that Landlord provided to Tenant under this lease.”
In a situation where there are multiple tenants in a rental property, “surrender” does not occur until the last occupant moves out. Even if one tenant has moved out of the property, returned the keys, given proper notice of termination, provided a written forwarding address and is not delinquent in rent, if the remaining tenants extend or sign a new lease with the landlord, 由于并非所有租客都已退租,租客还没有资格领取保证金.
其余租客可自行与即将迁出的租客分摊保证金. 这样,腾空的租户就不必等待押金的退款或结算,物业经理或房东也不必试图将部分押金退还给腾空的租户, 特别是当房东或物业经理可能还不知道需要从保证金中扣除什么费用时,因为, under the lease, 承租人对租约中的所有条款承担连带责任.