u/ajstrong1234

My lease didn't have an early termination clause so I asked the landlord to be let out of the lease. He agreed to let me out of the lease and never mentioned keeping the deposit. After moving out, I reached back out to see when I would receive the deposit. He sent a picture of the lease showing a sentence that says the deposit will not be returned for breach of contract. He's saying since he let me out of the lease, I breached the contract. At no point when he agreed to let me out of the lease did he mention this was a breach or my deposit would be forfeited. Would his argument hold up in court?