1. Every month after I moved in, the landlord will either come to collect the house payment or collect the water and electricity charges and give me a rent receipt. The water and electricity bills were paid four times and collected twice. According to these receipts, it can be concluded that the landlord has established a house lease contract relationship with you. Article 224 of the Contract Law stipulates: "With the consent of the lessor, the lessee may sublet the leased property to a third party. If the lessee sublets, the lease contract between the lessee and the lessor shall remain valid, and if a third party causes losses to the leased property, the lessee shall compensate for the losses. If the lessee sublets without the consent of the lessor, the lessor may terminate the contract. 2. The question is what is the contract between the landlord and the second landlord. It is reasonable for the court to ask the second landlord to appear in court.
lesson: first, don't refund the deposit to the second landlord first; Second, there is no clear procedure with the second landlord and the landlord.