Landlord holding the deposit money

[Zigner]

But if he did not do it at all, it looks like it is very easy to fake it which does not make sense to me because it renders the law useless.

That is why judges often require more than a simple statement that it was mailed, particularly from an individual, as opposed to the employee of a business who can testify that the matter was handled in accordance with the business's standard practices.

 

[Gail in Georgia]

"But if he did not do it at all, it looks like it is very easy to fake it which does not make sense to me because it renders the law useless."

I can count on the fingers of one hand (minus a few fingers) the number of tenants who provided me with their new addresses upon move out.
It is not up to the landlord to request this; rather, the tenant to provide this.
Perhaps it is something that is easy to forget to do when one is moving out.

Gail

 

[PayrollHRGuy]

But if he did not do it at all, it looks like it is very easy to fake it which does not make sense to me because it renders the law useless.

In your case, it really doesn't matter if he sent it or not as you did not give him a new current address.

 

[angeladvice]

Anyways I also see this -
"After either the landlord or the tenant provides notice to terminate the tenancy, the landlord and the tenant may also agree to have the landlord provide a copy of the itemized statement along with the copies required by paragraph (2) to an email account provided by the tenant."
https://codes.findlaw.com/ca/civil-code/civ-sect-1950-5.html
So if he really had an itemized bill he could have emailed it when I kept asking him for the same.

 

[Zigner]

Anyways I also see this -
"After either the landlord or the tenant provides notice to terminate the tenancy, the landlord and the tenant may also agree to have the landlord provide a copy of the itemized statement along with the copies required by paragraph (2) to an email account provided by the tenant."
https://codes.findlaw.com/ca/civil-code/civ-sect-1950-5.html
So if he really had an itemized bill he could have emailed it when I kept asking him for the same.

First: Did you provide him an email for the express purpose of delivering the deposit letter?
Second: Did you and the landlord agree on such a manner of delivery?