ms. Valerie, you can use the "edit post" feature or the "reply to thread" feature to add the content necessary for us to address your legal concern. Please avoid the "preview post" feature as that has been erasing posts for some reason.
And please do not start a second thread. Add to this one. Thanks.
A lawsuit should always be a last resort - and only if the facts and evidence support a suit. It is not at all clear from the title of your thread that the landlord owes you restitution.