My landlord issued me a cheque after deducting some amount towards last electricity bill and repairs, however, after 2 days called me to tell me not to deposit the cheque as they could not trace some rent payments, which I helped them trace, they then sent me a mail saying that there are more damages and not to deposit the cheque. I waited for 2 weeks and deposited the cheque after getting no response from them on where and what the damages were, the cheque was returned back as they had put a stop payment on it. I read online that there have been cases where putting a stop payment on the return of the deposit amount after the handing over of the property is a criminal offence, please advise.
