Karantza v. Salamone

WATHEN, Justice.

In this appeal from a grant of summary judgment by the Superior Court (Cumberland County), plaintiff, a tenant of the defendant landlord, seeks reversal of that part of the order limiting her recovery to the unpaid balance of her security deposit and denying double recovery, costs and fees. We affirm in part and vacate in part the summary judgment and remand to the Superior Court for resolution of remaining issues of fact.

In March, 1980, plaintiff leased an apartment from defendant, posting a security deposit of $275.00. When the tenancy terminated on November of that year,…