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OUch ....that may be a big ambiguity as to if he is a party to main lease or merely your sub tenant ....lack of signature is a big point .

And there is still a loose end as to when he gave written notice of leaving to whom .

The LL has a duty to follow rules to return security to you. .....let me take an alternate task...he is on the prime lease and he remains on the hook until such time as the unit ismsurrenderd as a whole...bailing early does not get him early deposit back or offmduty to pay his share of rent thru final day owed . me , just suggestion, try to make sure security is paid just to person who signed lease ? Keep quiet until you get it, promptly sort out a fair distribution based on final date and any damages
He "texted" me on November 19th stating his intentions of leaving regardless of whether or not a new tenant was found. I then relayed his intentions to the landlord and she acknowledged on the 21st. He ended up moving out November 30th, 11 days after telling me.

So after speaking with the landlord, she has agreed to return the deposit (minus any cleaning fees etc.) to me. My question is, does my ex-roommate have a valid argument to pursue getting his security deposit back? I have transactions that show his commitment to the lease based upon his security deposit and his monthly rent payments, as well as text from him agreeing to the property--could this count as a verbal agreement? Likewise, his $1,500 only covers approximately 28 days of rent. Depending on when I finalize the move-out date, would I be able to pursue additional compensation for the additional expenses incurred?