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Letter demanding the return of a rental deposit (Moldova)
Moldova · in Romanian · for tenants
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The letter by which a former tenant of a home in Moldova asks the landlord for the deposit back after handing back the home and the keys. It states the amount, the account and a 15-day deadline, disputes unjustified deductions — a tenant does not answer for normal wear (art. 1265 of the Civil Code) — and gives notice of a court order or a claim, with late-payment interest. Sent by registered post with acknowledgement of receipt.
- Made for use in Moldova
- Last updated November 3, 2026
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When to use this document
- I have handed back my rented flat in Moldova but the landlord will not return the deposit.
- My landlord in Moldova wants to keep the deposit for ordinary wear on the furniture.
- Weeks after I moved out, my landlord in Moldova has stopped answering my calls about the deposit.
- I want my rental deposit back in Moldova and want to start with a clear written demand.
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The details the document asks for.
- City
- Date
- Tenant
- Tenant's address
- Landlord
- Landlord's address
- Tenant's IDNP (state identification number)
- Address of the property
- Date of the contract
- Deposit
- Date the flat was vacated
- Amount due
- Bank account
- Deductions from the deposit you dispute, and why
- Attachments
Common questions
- What may a Moldovan landlord keep from the deposit when the tenant moves out?
- What the lease provides: usually unpaid rent and charges and damage to the home. Normal wear — the ordinary, unavoidable signs of careful use — is not the tenant's to pay for (art. 1265 of the Civil Code). Compare the move-in record with the move-out record: a deduction for a defect already noted at move-in, or not noted at the hand-back, is hard to justify.
- What can a tenant in Moldova do if the landlord still keeps the deposit?
- You can ask the court for an ordonanță judecătorească, the simplified procedure for the claims listed in art. 345 of the Code of Civil Procedure, among them claims based on a legal act in simple written form such as a lease, or bring a claim at the competent district court. Besides the deposit you can claim late-payment interest (art. 942 of the Civil Code). The general limitation period is three years (art. 391).
- Can a Moldovan tenant get a deposit back without a written lease?
- A lease of a home must be made in writing (art. 1252 of the Civil Code), and without one the deposit is harder to prove. Use any evidence: the bank transfer, a receipt, messages in which the landlord confirms the amount. You can still send this letter. Without a written lease, check whether the claim falls under another case of art. 345 of the Code of Civil Procedure; if not, an ordinary claim remains.
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