Rose v. Gaglioti & Honkonin

OPINION OF THE COURT

GREEN, J.

This is an appeal of a final judgment taxing legal fees together with *20court costs against appellant STEFAN ROSE (“ROSE”) after Rose recovered a portion of his security deposit from appellees ROBERT GAGLIOTI (“GAGLIOTI”) and BRUCE HONKONIN (“HONKONIN”) in an action below. For the reasons which follow, we reverse.

Appellant ROSE had been a tenant and appellees had been landlords in a one year residential lease wherein ROSE had been required to post a $2,000 security deposit with GAGLIOTI and HONKONIN. Upon the expiration of the lease, GAGLIOTI and HONKONIN were to…