Excuse me, I signed a contract with the second landlord, who defaulted on the rent. Now the original landlord has given me a lawyer's letter and asked me to pursue it with the second landlord myself.

1. According to the relativity of the contract, the original landlord can't directly ask you to ask the second landlord for the deposit, because your contract with the second landlord has not expired. If you want to get back the deposit of the second landlord in advance, the contract can only be accelerated or the second landlord defaults and the two parties reach an agreement to terminate.

According to the principle of autonomy of will, the original landlord can't force you to sign a house lease contract with him, let alone raise the lease fee at will. You can't interfere with your normal life during the lease of your house. If it interferes with your normal life, you can also ask the other party to bear the corresponding consequences.

3. Relevant suggestions: First, communicate with the original landlord and urge the second landlord to pay the deposit as soon as possible, so as to ensure that his life will not be affected and avoid his own lawsuit; Second, if the court decides to terminate the original contract, you will ask the second landlord to refund the rent deposit, unexpired rent and liquidated damages; Third, you can live in a rented house before the judgment comes into effect, that is, before the original contract is terminated.

Time is in a hurry, the writing is not good, I forgot to forgive ~