Copper Mountain Real Estate Inc

Stebner Real Estate cited charges for cleaning, painting, even a lock change fee (though the keys were returned), as reasons for withholding the deposit. I immediately contacted them to request a review (I have always received a full refund), assuming there had been a mixup, and followed that up with a letter. To clarify, my husband and I are both medical professionals and fastidious people, and spent over 8 hours cleaning the apartment in order to assure the return of the deposit. Needless to say, when they refused to return the deposit we decided to take Derek Stebner/Stebner Real Estate to small claims court - not for the money, but for the principle of the matter (having researched him and his company in the interim and realized our situation was not unique - Google "Students sue Stebner Real Estate, damage deposits not returned" to see similar stories). We won our lawsuit and were awarded the full deposit plus court fees, etc., but he has failed to pay the judgement.