Is it permissible for a real estate company to utilize the security deposits it receives from tenants, knowing that it returns them upon eviction unless there are outstanding dues against them?
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The money taken by the company as a pledge is not permissible for it to benefit from without the permission of its owners; because it is held in trust, not owned, and this is by scholarly consensus.
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