Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in Florida

I rented a one bedroom unit in the Sunny Isles Beach area in August of 2010. I signed my lease on 8/1/2010 and it was due to end on 10/31/2011. I put down a two month deposit of $2,680. I moved out on 09/30/2011 because they had sent me a letter asking me to either sign a new lease or find a new apartment. I choose to move out and dropped off a letter at the administration office saying that I would be moving out. A couple of weeks later I got a call from administration in september asking me to schedule an inspection as soon as possible. My understanding was that I had to leave in September. Unfortunately my lease contract was not in my possession at the time, so I failed to double check my move out date. After moving out, I was told to expect my security deposit check back within the next two weeks, instead I got a bill which included, rent for the month of October ($1,340), a promotional discount ($5025), carpet replacement ($186), hole in tub ($180). A total of $6731.00. Off of this amount they discounted the security and key deposit ($2755.00). Which means they're asking me to pay $3976.00. It's been over a year, my attempts to contact that have usually failed, they tell me that they can't find my file, other times they've told me that I need to pay it off, but they don't offer me any flexibility. I haven't heard from them or any credit unions so far. Obviously I want my security deposit back. Is there some way to get this back? Can I just pay the month of October? Please help.

Thank you.

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