My question involves landlord-tenant law in the State of: Colorado
To begin, thank you for your time. I am renting a trailer from a trailer community and was on a lease with another guy. He didn't get approved to be the tenant, but I did. So on our lease, I am the primary tenant and he is a room mate. Recently we had an argument and he took himself off of the lease. He moved out half way through the month. He left holes in the wall and his room was dirty. I shampooed the carpets, painted, and patched everything up. I took pictures of the "before and after" because my wife told me to be pre cautious. We weren't going to take any legal action on the damages, I just want to ensure that I get the security deposit back. Recently the previous room mate sent me a message demanding that I pay him back half of the months rent since he moved out half way through the month. If we do not pay him the $300, he is going to take us to small claims court. My question: Will I have to pay him back half months rent? And the lease isn't up yet, so I wont receive the security deposit for another year. I was told since he broke the lease, he has no rights to the security deposit. I am okay with giving him half of the security deposit, but I wont have it for a long time. My second question: Will I have to pay him back half of the security deposit before I get it back? Again, thank you for your time. My third question: Can he claim that we kicked him out? I don't believe we have the authority to kick someone out under our lease, but I could be mistaken.
Again, thank you so much I can't explain how grateful I am for this resource.

