Legal analysis
The housing lease contract expires, but the intermediary company has been slow to refund the deposit. In this case, first of all, you need to look at the lease contract in your hand from beginning to end to see if you still have unfulfilled responsibilities and obligations, and if there is anything you haven't done well. After the lease expires, if the intermediary fails to refund the deposit, it should first check the infrastructure and furniture in the occupied house to see if there is any damage. After the damage, the intermediary will definitely deduct the rental deposit under the pretext, and then verify whether the water, electricity and gas expenses have been settled during his stay. After verification, collect photos and evidence to safeguard their rights and interests. When everything in the house is fine, you can communicate with the intermediary at this time and ask for a refund of the original deposit. If the intermediary is unwilling to refund, ask what is the reason for not refunding the deposit. If one communication is unsuccessful, there will be another communication. There is no need for everyone to make a fuss, but to give people room to do things. When the intermediary is unwilling to refund the deposit, it is necessary to make long-term preparations. Of course, you can also choose to call the police to handle this matter, safeguard your legitimate rights and interests, go to court and ask the intermediary company not only to refund your deposit, but also to bear the liability for breach of contract.
legal ground
Article 577 of the Civil Code of People's Republic of China (PRC), if one party fails to perform the contractual obligations or the performance of the contractual obligations does not conform to the agreement, it shall bear the liabilities for breach of contract such as continuing to perform, taking remedial measures or compensating for losses.
Article 578 of the General Principles of the Civil Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) * * * If one party explicitly expresses or indicates by its own behavior that it will not perform its contractual obligations, the other party may require it to bear the liability for breach of contract before the expiration of the performance period.