Battis v. Hofmann

HANNA, Judge.

The respondent/defendant is the lessor of an apartment leased to the plaintiff/appellant in Columbia, Missouri. This is an appeal from a judgment in favor of defendant on plaintiff’s claim for return of a security deposit pursuant to § 535.300 RSMo (1986).

The facts giving rise to this matter commence when the plaintiff, a student at the University of Missouri at Columbia, signed a one year lease with the defendant, paid a security deposit of $480.00, and completed a “damage assessment” form provided by the defendant’s manager, detailing damage to the apartment before the…