Golden v. Riverside Apartments, Inc.

RONALD D. COX, Judge Pro Tem.

Riverside Apartments, Inc. has appealed a judgment from Pineville City Court requiring a return of a $125 security deposit and a $150 pet fee posted by their tenants, Mr. and Mrs. Alan Golden. The judgment also ordered defendant to pay $200 in damages and $500 in attorney’s fees for willfully withholding the deposits without justification. We affirm as amended.

Appellant urges five grounds upon which the trial court erred:

*4791.) Awarding the return of a nonrefundable pet fee when not an issue before the Court;

2.) Finding the retention of part of the security deposit…