Mount Wine Properties bad reputation

I leased a property from the agents Russel Potgieter who seems to be the owner of the property company (Mount Wine Properties administering these apartments. I fulfilled my annual lease and vacated on time as requested leaving the apartment very clean and in the same condition as when I moved in. He did the inspection after I had moved my belongings out a day before I was to vacate as I wanted to give the next tenant enough time to move in without bumping into each other. It has been 2 months now going onto the third month and still have not received my deposit back as he was satisfied with his report when I moved out. When I followed up on the issue, he then told me that he does not hold deposits for these properties the landlord Johannes Botes does. When I contacted the owner after he ignored my request for the contact number which i found in the copy of lease, the owner told me that I must call him the following week and he will decide if i am receiving it or not. That was after a month since I moved out. He then told me that the only way I will get my money back is for me to get a lawyer. They both had no complaints on the state of the apartment when I moved out and since have never texted me or alerted me on any damages. Since then, Russel Potgieter ********** has blocked me on his contact list and WhatsApp, a very ***** property company with bad ethics. He operates around Sandton, Paulshof and surrounding areas as Mount Wine Properties. Please be aware of this company and landlord Johannes Botes and rather seek reputable leasing agents