 In my experience, landlords are pretty honest with the future landlords because they're in it together in a sense, and they don't want to see this other person hurt if they were hurt by the tenant. Of course, they usually avoid disparaging the tenant, but they'll be honest about if rent was paid and if there were damages to the unit. How much is a typical security deposit? Let's just say the lease is $2,000 a month for a residential lease. How much security deposit is a typical landlord getting in that situation?