Self — House Owner refusing to give security deposit of 3 lakhs

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Bangalore, Karnataka

I rented a house at SJR East Woods in November 2012. On September 6, 2013, I gave a notice of vacating the house. As per the lease agreement, I was expected to provide a notice of 45 days. I vacated the house on September 19th, 2013. I got the house white washed as agreed in the lease agreement, fixed the minor damages that happened in the house during the stay and handed over the keys to the owner on September 26th. I waited for the lease period to get over to ask for the refund of my security deposit. The owner showed no sign of returning the security deposit. Now, when I asked him, he is deducting a total of Rs. 90, 000 of which he is quoting Rs. 50, 000 for white washing the house. I got the entire house white washed. But, according to him, it is not done properly and he needs to get it completely removed and re-do. This is not colour. It is just white wash. If not done properly, he can get just an additional coat of white wash done. But, he insists on a total deduction of 90, 000 plus addition rent for 45 days, etc and is returning little over 1 lakh rupees which my total security deposit that is with him is Rs. 3, 00, 000. The owner of the house is in US. His mother is the GPA holder with whom the I signed the rental lease agreement. They never showed me the GPA at the time of lease agreement. The owner in US interacts with me for collection of monthly rent which I would remit in his mother's account at India. The owner's brother resides in Bangalore who overlooks the house. The brother and the owner of the house in US along with his wife are now fighting with me for refunding the security deposit. They want me to return the original lease agreement to them upon which they'll refund my security deposit after deducting more than 50% of it in the name of damages. Please advice on how I can proceed.