Setting the Stage- I had been renting a townhouse in Florida since may 2010. Because of my job I would pay the lease 3 months in advance because of my extensive overseas travel. I had a live in girlfriend that would stay at the residence while I traveled. In November of 2010 I had to travel overseas for an extended period of time and paid the rent through Jan 31, 2011. Well as things happen, my girlfriend and I broke up and she continued to lease the townhouse for 6 more months.

At the time I paid the the first 3 months of the lease I paid the amount that was required. Shortly after a few months, I received an email stating I needed to pay the security deposit. I paid the security deposit with a cashiers check from the bank and signed a Tax form 1099 (I suspect was for accumulated interest on the deposit).

As I am still overseas I received an email requesting the remote controls for the garage and the gate or the cost would be deducted from the security deposit. I replied and explained that I was not able to retrieve the remotes in the time frame they had requested to just deduct the amount. I went on to advise them to just deposit the remainder of the funds in to my Deposit only account along with the account number. I then get an email stating they had mailed the security deposit to my ex-girlfriend because she was the one living in the residence.

I have sent 2 emails and have not gotten response to resolve this.

What can I do legally at this point?

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