Tenants Split up & Mid month Move out?

[Rusty Thompson]

I was notified by my tenants on the 14th of Dec. that they would not be renewing their lease (Jan. 1st). The reason they gave is that they had split up & that they are going there separate ways. They paid deposit/Last. They paid in full for Dec.

The letter was from one of the tenants. She requested that I return the full deposit to here since she paid it. She did not ask for any portion of the Last months rent back.

From my interpretation of the laws, I must return the deposit to both tenants. I figure I can split it between both of them, or split it & send each a check.

As far as the Mid-month move out, It appears that it is not necessary to refund any of the Last months rent, unless I rent it out before Feb. 1st.

In your experience am I correct in this?