案例 case

　　原告小张与中介公司签订租房合同并按约定支付了租房押金、租金及水电费用。合同期限届满，小张将承租的房屋交还给房东，但中介公司拒绝退还押金。经多次协商未果，小张便将中介公司起诉至法院，要求退还全部的押金。

The plaintiff joba chamberlain and intermediary company sign rental contract and press an agreement to pay the rent deposit、The rental and water and electricity fee。Expiration of the contract，Xiao zhang will the lease of the house back to the landlord，But intermediary company refused to return the deposit。After much negotiation not if really，Joba chamberlain and intermediary company sued to the court，Ask for a refund of the deposit of all。

　　中介公司辩称，租房合同是小张与该公司签订的，合同约定租期届满时，小张应将房屋交还其公司。现小张直接将房屋交还给房东，构成违约，因此，中介公司有权扣除其押金。

Intermediary company has argued，Rental contract is signed with the company of the chamberlain，The contract at the end of the lease term，Xiao zhang shall return the house。Now xiao zhang directly back to the house，In breach of contract，so，Intermediary company have the right to deduct the deposit。

　　法院经审理查明，房东委托中介公司代理出租房屋，约定出租委托代理期限届满或委托合同终止后，中介公司应将房屋交回。后中介公司与原告签订租房合同，约定：原告交纳相当于一个月租金数额的保证金，保证金仅作担保用途，在原告违约的情况下，用于垫付其应承担的违约金、滞纳金与损坏房屋、设备的赔偿；合同履行终止验收房屋完毕，且原告结清租住期间发生的相关费用后，中介公司于15个工作日内退还保证金；原告应在承租期满当日交还房屋，逾期5天未交，需向中介公司支付月租金两倍的违约金。签约后，原告交纳了押金及各项费用。租赁期满后，原告将房屋交还给房东。

The trial court to find out，The landlord entrust intermediary company agent rent houses，Rental agency agreed upon expiration or entrust contract ends，Intermediary company should be returned to the building。Intermediary company and signed after the rental contract，agreed：The plaintiff is equivalent to a pay the rent amount of deposit，Margin for guarantee purpose only，In default of the plaintiff，Advances on the part of the liquidated damages for its、Fine for delaying payment and damage to the building、Equipment compensation；To perform the contract termination acceptance houses，And the plaintiff settlement during the lease related fee，Intermediary company in 15 working days return the deposit；The plaintiff shall reinstate the expiration of in that day，Overdue 5 days did not hand in，Need to pay the rent two times as intermediary company the liquidated damages。After signing，The plaintiff pay a deposit and the cost。After the expiration of the lease，The plaintiff will house back to the landlord。

说法 statement

　　法院认为，原、被告签订的租赁合同，不违反效力性强制性规范，合法有效，双方应严格遵行。依照合同约定，原告应将房屋交还中介公司，以便中介公司履行其对房东的交回房屋义务。原告虽未将房屋交还中介公司，但其直接将房屋交还房东虽有违合同的约定，但并未实际侵害中介公司的利益，故中介公司以此为由，拒绝退还租房押金，缺乏事实及法律依据。最终，法院判决中介公司如数退还押金。（邹玉玲）

The court said that，original、The accused the lease contract is signed，Do not violate the effectiveness of mandatory norms，Legal and effective，Both parties shall strictly do。In accordance with the contract，The plaintiff shall return the building intermediary company，So that intermediary company of the landlord to perform its obligation of the return to the house。The plaintiff will return the house, though without intermediary company，But the house back the landlord is directly against the agreement of the contract，But not actual infringement intermediary company interests，So intermediary company for this，Refused to refund rent deposit，Lack of facts and legal basis。finally，Court intermediary company refunded the deposit。（ZouYuLing）