What can be done in such a situation, if your brother has any paperwork evidencing that the money was paid or if he made the payment through cheque, to take it to either the executor of your landlord's estate i.e. his lawyer or his closest living relatives who are now going to be managing his properties.
If the payment was made in cash and there is no record of it then he pretty much has no option but to cross his fingers and hope that the landlords next of kin are decent people and will pay him back.
Ofcourse, out of sensitivity it might be best to wait a few days before taking this up with the landlords family members.
Its ridiculous the kind of problems this deposit issue creates.
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