Roomate not paying rent

Unfortunately your landlord is probably right. This is a difficult situation. There are abandoned property laws in the state and you should probably get hold of your roomate's last known address and send a certified letter regarding the situation and removal of property. You should also follow up with several phone calls and messages and keep track of every time you have left these messages and warnings. At this point your remedy is to get the money back from your ex-roomate and you probably want to think about packing up her belongings after provided plenty of notice and then renting her room to mitigate the damages. The roomate may have a difficult time claiming damages since she has breached the lease and refused multiple contact... I'm not sure here but try the first part first and see what gives...