I have seen other issues with security deposit in this forum, but nothing that speaks directly to this situation.
Upon moving into an apartment 18 months ago, I paid a one-month security deposit to the tenant as part of a month-to-month arrangement. I signed an agreement that says I (as well as she) paid a security deposit, and since the lease is in her name, she will return to me the security deposit once returned from the landlord after the end of the lease. But now I recently came across her actual lease with the landlord, which indicates that no security deposit was paid. Since I signed an agreement saying I'd get back whatever was returned from the landlord, am I pretty much out of luck? Or does the fact that the lease indicates that there is no security deposit trump our agreement?
Thank you to anyone who can help!!