Find the best financial services for you at: SMARTFINANCESOLUTIONS.NET - In Iowa, can a landlord file bankruptcy on a tenants security deposit that has already moved out? - We moved out on November 15. By Dec. 15, we still hadn't heard anything so we contacted them. They sent us a letter saying that they would give us our deposit by Dec. 31. We waited and had not heard from them. We just got a letter saying they filed bankruptcy and listed us as their creditor? How do we get our money back? -