I applied for an apt at The Park in Corpus Christi...

I applied for an apt at The Park in Corpus Christi, Tx. that Alpha-Barnes manages. I paid the deposit and waited to see if we were going to get approved. We were denied and I thought they were supposed to give our money back right then. They stated that it would be 3-6 weeks before we would receive it. It has been 3 months and we haven't received it. I call and the operator sends my calls to someone's voicemail. I think we are gonna take them to small claims court since they had 30 days to return the deposit that should not have been cashed until we were approved. My wife says give them till monday at 2 PM to give us back our deposit and if they dont the next step will be small claims court.