Received half of Housing Rent Deposit back after leaving property

4 years ago

Nestaway is a start up which helps people find rented apartments in their area. They manage everything from rent agreement to deposits to receiving monthly rent from tenants. They have a fixed cycle of rent which means you have to pay rent within first 5 days of each month to avoid penalties. I moved in to one such flat on 27th of August, 2019 and left the apartment on 19th February, 2020. I paid rent for 7 months - 5 days of March, entire month's rent of September to January and 19 days of February. Now, according to their policy (https://faq.nestaway.com/docs/cancellation-and-refund-policy), they pay back half the deposit amount if tenant has stayed for less than 6 months and full deposit if tenant stays for more than 6 months. I have received only half the deposit amount and I was wondering if I have any legal standing to ask for the full amount. I stayed in a flat in Mumbai, Maharashtra and I think Maharashtra Rent Control Act (https://housing.maharashtra.gov.in/Sitemap/housing/pdf/actsrules/THE_MAHARASHTRA_RENT_CONTROL_ACT.pdf) should apply for all legal queries.