I was renting an apartment with a roommate. I moved out of the property (roommate stayed) giving the landlord written notice that I was moving and the security deposit should remain on the current account. This letter was accepted and I thought all was well and finished, however, I recently was notified that I am still being held responsible for the account there at the property because my roommate didn’t give written notice that she was aware that I moved out and she agreed to have the deposit remain on her account. Is the legal?
was renting an apartment with a roommate. I moved out of the property (roommate stayed) giving the landlord written notice that I was moving and the security deposit should remain on the current account. This letter was accepted and I thought all was well and finished, however, I recently was notified that I am still being held responsible for the account there at the property because my roommate didn’t give written notice that she was aware that I moved out and she agreed to have the deposit remain on her account. Is the legal?
Add’l note: We were on a month to month lease which required only to give 60 day written notice and this is what I did.

I rented a room in a house, and had no written contract or lease. Everything was just month to month. I paid a 200 dollar security deposit, and when I notified the landlord around Dec. 12th that December would be my last month, she refused to give my deposit back because I did not give 30 days notice. The lady did not live in the house, and she instructed me to take up all house issues with “Brian,” her friend and the person who had lived in the house the longest, so that is who I told I was leaving at the end of December. She then says that I should have told her instead. Do I have any kind of a case in trying to get my deposit back. The room was left cleaner than what I found it, and I did not create any disturbances during my 4 month tenure. Any help would be appreciated.

The tenants say they will not vacate the premises until 12/01/09. Is this illegal on the part of the tenants? One top of this, the tenants didn’t pay the last month’s rent. They said to “keep the security deposit” in place of the last month’s rent.