Is it unlawful for a landlord to sign a new lease with a tenant that states "security deposit of $2000 carried over from prior lease" when, ...

Question

Is it unlawful for a landlord to sign a new lease with a tenant that states "security deposit of $2000 carried over from prior lease" when, unknown to tenant, the landlord's chapter 13 Plan the was approved months earlier surrenders the security deposit escrow account?

Answer

Kind of hard to imagine the chapter 13 plan requiring surrender of assets that were not owned by the landlord. In addition, unless the tenant was a creditor notified about the bankruptcy it does not seem the forfeiture of the security would be valid. Lastly, the landlord referencing a deposit that they no longer control sounds a bit like fraud. Suggest you seek some legal guidance.