ESTATE AGENT NOT PAYING BACK RENT MONIES PAID

WE GAVE NOTICE DUE TO SHORT TIME WORK AND AFFORDABILITY, NOT TO GET EVICTED OUT OF THE BUILDING...SO MY WIFE PAID THE RENT MONIES , WAS HERE RESPONSIBILITY... WE GOT SHORT TIME AND NO MORE OVERTIME AND GO OVER TO 3 SHIFT SYSTEM, MY WIFE OF THREE MONTHS MARRIAGE LEFT ME DUE TO MY WORK SITUATION , ASK THE AGENCY TO PAY BACK HER MONIES WHICH WAS PAID IN ADVANCE ..... NOW THE AGENCY(HELEN) SAID NO WILL NOT PAY BACK THE MONIES