rights of landlords?

I rent bedrooms in a home I own and live in. I recently kicked a person out. He placed all his things on my back porch for a week. He took them, people saw him. Now he is trying to sue me in court saying that I placed them out there and they were stolen. He is also trying to sue me for items that he rented from a rental place which the rental place has. He left owing me rent. He also left a mess. Him and his girlfriend signed a lease, she moved out and he never signed a new lease with a new rental amount, do I have a claim for the difference in the old amount and what he was paying? Are the laws different in this case because I live in the home? What are my rights, what legal recourse do I have, how can I properly defend myself against his charges? connecticut......thanks

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<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by mommy101:
I rent bedrooms in a home I own and live in. I recently kicked a person out. He placed all his things on my back porch for a week. He took them, people saw him. Now he is trying to sue me in court saying that I placed them out there and they were stolen.
****HomeGuru response: your witnesses will prove he is a liar

He is also trying to sue me for items that he rented from a rental place which the rental place has.
****HomeGuru response: the rental place will prove he is a liar

He left owing me rent. He also left a mess. Him and his girlfriend signed a lease, she moved out and he never signed a new lease with a new rental amount, do I have a claim for the difference in the old amount and what he was paying?
****HomeGuru response: liar was a m/m tenant and you can only collect the higher rent if liar signed the new lease or if you gave proper written notice of the m/m rental increase that he signed an aknowledgement for ie. receipt of certified letter

Are the laws different in this case because I live in the home? What are my rights, what legal recourse do I have, how can I properly defend myself against his charges? connecticut......thanks<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

HomeGuru response: you have a right to face your accuser and defend yourself. Your proper defense in your case would be to subpoena witnesses to testify to prove that his things were not stolen etc. and that he is a liar. This kind of person will lose credibilty in court real fast.