Nctennant1802
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(North Carolina, Durham Cty.) I gave 30 days notice at the beginning of March along with my two roommates that we would all be terminating the lease at the end of March. Later my two roommates decided to extend the lease and signed a new lease with just the two of them. I did not sign the new lease. The landlord has decided to keep the original deposit from the first lease for the new one that my roommates signed. He says that because the check was in my roommate's name and not mine he is not responsible for returning my share of the deposit.(originally two of us payed the other via Venmo and she wrote one check to the landlord) My former roommates are refusing to pay me until they get the deposit back next year and know how much is deducted. It has been almost two months and I am supposed to get my deposit back within 30 days. I am considering sending a formal letter and then going to small claims court, but I need to know who, if anyone, owes me. Is my landlord correct that because the check wasn't in my name he owes me nothing? The lease agreement has a clause for splitting the payment of the deposit to multiple leases. Do my former roommates owe me the money instead? Or am I completely at their mercy?
Thanks for any assistance.
Thanks for any assistance.