Hi u/Training-Basket2058, thanks for getting back. Can you please cite a law that requires landlords to return the security deposit within 30 days?

The only law I could find is the 46:8-19 Rent Security Act, but it doesn't apply to owner-occupied properties unless the tenant invokes it by providing a 30-day notice to invoke it.

I agree with you. I accept that I left the couch and would have happily paid for it if he had just charged for that (even though he acted nice and said he will take care of it and assured me not to worry about it). But all those other bullshit charges are outrageous.