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$1500 on deposit is criminal. Whoever enforces stuff like that would be looking at a wall in any just society.
iirc its common to have deposit = months rent. its why its important for someone moving in to take picture of the condition of their house is in so that when they leave, they can pick up their deposit back. and if the landlord tries to fight it, the renter has evidence of its initial condition (and of course if it functionally matches how it ends, your probably win a civil dispute)
I think it's like 500 max or something where I'm from. Which you pretty much know you ain't getting back because even if you hire cleaners they will charge you for cleaners. Cleaning an apartment because someone else is moving in seems like most basic maintenance that landlords should be required to maintain, but ya know.
One place we moved out of we spent a whole day cleaning top to bottom and then they immediately ripped out all the floors. So we wasted a bunch of time and energy it was so dumb