<prompt> Human: Ive been renting for a good bit of time now and have yet to come across this conundrum. Some have suggested asking the current roommates to buy me out, but this isnt a small sum to be done all at once and to be frank, I really dont trust them to keep their word.Can I ask the property management company for the money directly? What legal rights do I have regarding getting this money back?Roommates know people that work for this property management company and Im not convinced they wont take the opportunity to screw me over and prevent me from getting it back. What are my options? Kinda need this cash as soon as possible to afford my new place.  <response>: It depends on how your lease was written up. If you have a separate agreement then when you leave they should do an inspection of the property, return your funds and then work with the roommates to adjust their leasedeposit to account for the differences in depositrent. If you have a shared lease it might be up to you to get it back from your roommates. What is happening to the lease you signed? If youre moving out, it should be voided so you cant be held accountable for damages to the property after you leave 