i got my deposit back now, hurrah! I finally managed to get hold of the guy last saturday, and he was very nice and civilised and promised to give me the money on monday (today). And guess whom, after moaning endlessly about it to my lab colleagues and friends and posting negative posts about it on the internet, completely forgot to go pick it up? yes that would be me, what a f****in' moppet eh? Luckily enough the guy was nice enough to phone me to remind me, thank goodness, so I ran over from school and picked up my money, cash. so thank you mr. ex-landlordy guy, and sorry to have posted horrible posts 'bout you on t'internet.