<prompt> Human: I moved in with 3 roommates in oct 2013. Our deposit was 6500 San Francisco. We all gave the money to one roommate and she made the check out to the landlord. It was split 4 ways. Fast forward 9 months July 2014 and I cant stand those roommates anymore. I moved out and the agreement was that when our lease ended sept 30, they would move out and I would get my deposit back from the landlord or they would stay and I would get my deposit back from them. There is no signed documentation stating this. I emailed my old roommate and asked her if they have decided to move out or stay, and asked if I would be getting my deposit back by end of October. She responded with:no because george is staying longer than that, his contract is until november 30th. you get your deposit back when we have any money moving in and out from the original deposit amount which wont be until george leaves he did a short term rental and only paid first amp; last months rent upfront, no depositShe also said:George leaves in mid-November. We will figure out in the next month or so if we are staying or leaving. Either way youll get your deposit back based on what we do. If we stay and get a new tenant youll get your deposit back when they move in, or if we leave youll get it back anywaysI emailed the landlord and he is aware that I never got my deposit back but he said I need to work it out with my old roommates. What are my options? Do I have options or do I have to wait until they decide they want to move out or renew their lease? Edit: My name is on the lease. The lease ends today 93014 and its going month to month. Assistant: Is your name on the lease at all or was everything put under one person? I think your options are limited to either waiting for the current lease to end or taking your former roommate to small claims court for your share of the deposit. Human: My name is on the lease. The lease ends today and then it goes month to month. 3 of us are on the lease, including the girl who we gave our money to.  <response>: If your name And signature is on the lease not just as a roommate or approved occupant you should immediately send the landlord a notice that you are terminating the lease and request your portion of the deposit back. If you wait until tomorrow the lease most likely automatically convert to month to month. The landlord will most likely struggle with the issue but in my opinion the fastest way to resolve this is to involve them. The remaining roommates should sign a new lease agreement and pay the difference in security deposit. The laws are different in each state but there are usually ways for a tenant to pressure the landlord on the return of a security deposit if the tenant knows what to do. Send the notice and copy your former roommates but expect a negative response from one or both parties. It is important though to establish that you terminated the contract on time in case you later have to take legal action. I manage a property management company in another state and have a real estate license. In cases like this I usually put only one name on the lease and list the rest as approved occupants to avoid situations like this. Good luck! 