Use TenantRecourse in ChatGPT and Claude

TenantRecourse's security deposit tools work inside ChatGPT and Claude. Ask about your deposit in plain words, and the assistant looks up your state's statute in the same table this site's letters use, works out your landlord's deadline, and can draft your demand letter. It's free and needs no account.

What it can do

• Look up your state's security deposit law: the return deadline, the penalty for missing it and any condition attached, what a landlord may deduct, and the citations, with a link to the statute itself
• Check whether your landlord is past the deadline, including states where the clock only starts with your written demand, and Florida, where a landlord who intends to deduct has a later date to send notice
• Draft a demand letter citing your state's statute, in any of the 48 jurisdictions this site writes letters for

It also says no. If the law gives you no claim, for example because an unclaimed deposit has already passed to the landlord, it explains why instead of writing a letter.

Add it to ChatGPT

Look for TenantRecourse in ChatGPT's plugin directory. If it isn't listed for you, add it yourself on chatgpt.com in a web browser:

1. Go to chatgpt.com/plugins and click the + button.
2. Choose Add custom MCP server and name it TenantRecourse.
3. Enter the server address below, and choose No authentication.
4. Confirm the warning, then choose Create as a plugin.
5. Find it under your plugins and install it.

If you don't see Add custom MCP server, turn on Developer mode in ChatGPT's settings first. It may not be offered on every plan.

Add it to Claude

Look for TenantRecourse in Claude's connector directory. If it isn't listed for you, add it yourself:

1. In Claude, go to Customize, then Connectors.
2. Click Add custom connector and enter the server address below.
3. If Claude asks how to sign in, choose No sign-in. Then click Add.
4. In a chat, turn it on from the + button, under Connectors.

The free plan allows one custom connector. On a Team or Enterprise plan, an owner adds it under Organization settings, then Connectors.

Server address

https://tenantrecourse.com/api/mcp

No sign-in, no API key, no account.

Things to ask

• “My landlord in Texas still hasn't returned my deposit. I moved out July 29. Are they late?”
• “Can my landlord take carpet cleaning out of my deposit?”
• “Write a demand letter to get my security deposit back.”

What it won't do

• Give legal advice. It gives legal information from the statute, and says so.
• Mail anything. You print, sign and send the letter yourself. If you'd rather we print it and send it by certified mail, you can order that on this site; nothing is bought inside the assistant.
• Keep your details. Your conversation stays with the assistant, and we keep nothing from the requests it sends us. How your information is handled

If something goes wrong

• It answered without TenantRecourse. Start your message with “Use TenantRecourse:” so the assistant knows to check the statute.
• It says your state is “not confirmed.” We haven't confirmed that state's rule against the statute yet, so we won't state one as settled. See what we know for each state.
• It asks a lot of questions. Some states have rules that depend on your facts, such as small-landlord exemptions or a deadline to claim the deposit in writing. Your answers keep the letter to what actually applies to you.
• It reworded the letter. Ask it to show the letter exactly as TenantRecourse wrote it. The wording is chosen so it never overstates what the law gives you.
• It won't connect. Check the address is exactly as shown above and that you chose no sign-in. Still stuck? Write to hello@tenantrecourse.com.