regardless of the contract, it's very difficult to say that this was reasonable and that he's not taking advantage of us. I had actually already turned over my

regardless of the contract, it's very difficult to say that this was reasonable and that he's not taking advantage of us. I had actually already turned over my key, done a walk-through, and the house was completely empty. It's hard to argue that he needed to charge me $300 to returning a key late. If he had informed me of this, I would have been more than happy to replace the deadbolt for $20 and give him the new keys. I actually did not see anything like this on the contract. It's also not clear if it's legal in my state. If it's in the contract and not legal, I believe the entire contract is void. In any event, this is a small fraction of the nearly $1,000 that he withheld from us. It was apparent that taking him to court was not going to be effective.