<prompt> Human: Hello personalfinance,Im currrently renting an apartment and my contract ends the 5th of September. The apartment is fine, nothing is broken and it still is in the same shape as it was when i moved in.However, the landlord seems to be kind of a dick and the agent turned out to not be as trustworthy as i initially thought either which i found out during the year that i was staying in the apartment. Now since i am already afraid that i wont get back any of my deposit, which is one months rent; my question is if i should just not pay the last rent that is due? I mean that way the landlord can keep my deposit and im sure that i dont pay more than i should have.  <response>: No. That is now how to legally remedy your situation. I hope you took pictures of everything when you moved in. DO NOT renege on your obligation by not paying your last months rent. Pay up, clean up, and be patient. If you have issues with the deposit return there are proper ways to handle that. 