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Raven69
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In March of 2001, I moved in with my girlfriend into an apartment owned by her mother and her mother's boyfriend. During this time, the apartment was a complete wreck; wires hanging out all over, lead paint, and other serious hazards which the landlord was constantly assuring us that he would "take care of when I have time." Meanwhile, what he was doind that was keeping him from his responsibilities was harassing my girlfriend about rent, threatening her physically and psychologically, and sitting around spending our rent money on alcohol, a $400 pool table, and other things. He also constantly barged in on us, not even knocking, with his key, sometimes as late as 2:30 in the morning! We attempted to change the locks, but he became physically threatening even more, saying we had no right to do so, even though the police, who we did call on several occasions, said that, as renters, we were entitled to privacy. Feeling increasingly unsafe, I moved in with my father, and, after an uneasy period during which I was assaulted twice, and forbidden to remove my belongings from the apartment, my girlfriend moved out too. Now, this man claims disability benefits, and refuses to look for work, or let my girlfriend's mother work either, and after three weeks, my girlfriend and I began receiving court notices from him. He alleges that I/we tore up some mail of his and hid it in the apartment, "sabotaged" his vehicle, AND that I owe him back rent, mostly from a time period when I didn't even LIVE there, (and I never signed a lease or saw a receipt for money paid), damages to things I certainly had no hand in, all in an amount close to $2000! He also alleges that I constantly call his house to harass him, yet every time my girlfriend goes to visit her mother, he sometimes won't even allow her in the house, and constantly makes threats, saying we're going to die, we're both going to rot in jail, and that he's calling DSS and having her 2 year old daughter taken away. This man is a well-known antagonist, as well as a lunatic, in my opinion, and has made it well known that he will do anything to hurt us, and will not allow her to see her mother. Aside from the obvious concerns for our safety, my girlfriend and I just want to get on with our lives, and get away from this guy. How can we put a stop to this????