A man successfully sued his landlord over a deposit money dispute - with the help of ChatGPT.

Chris Maloney, 23, and his girlfriend Nadia Syed, 22, moved out of their apartment in Amherst, New York, in July.

Following the move, their landlord deducted £770 ($1k) from their deposit for cleaning and repair costs.

As tenants, Chris and Nadia already had a negative experience when their landlord took months to replace a window.

So, when money was deducted from their deposit, Chris decided to fight back.

He ran their tenancy agreement thought ChatGPT and the AI tool found that in New York, deposits cannot exceed one month's rent while the couple had paid a month and a half.

Without representation, Chris decided to take his landlord to court and used ChatGPT to build his case.

Both parties presented their case before a judge on Oct 17 and last week Chris received the judgement in his favour - awarding him £993 ($1,180).