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Well that's certainly a mature response, especially if someone has children or family responsibilities. What will likely happen is that you will be fined and have to pay restitution to the utility company. It does no good to throw debtors in jail (or cause you to lose your job) because...

If he is established as the father (through paternity testing), he has rights. Gail

Consider contacting your local code inspector to check out the place and (hopefully) get the landlord moving on finishing the repair work. Gail

You've suffered by a cruel illegal becuse you've rented them an illegal residence and gotten caught? OK. Do a "google" check to see where you can report illegals in your area. Gail

Your options are to pay the $1200, check to see if you can sublet the apartment to another tenant or stay until your lease expires. In the meantime, you and your fellow tenants should keep calling the police on these folks. Gail

No, you can't sue for this. You've lost nothing in damages to sue for. Frankly, from your posting, you both acted childishly and if management were to begin the eviction process on her, they'd have to do the same thing with you. Gail

Attached are the codes (with the statutes included) stating how to terminate a month to month tenancy in Ohio. There are some very specific steps on how either party (the tenant or the landlord) must go about doing this: http://www.ohiolandlordtenant.com/faq20.html Gail

Your sister has a few issues here... Many leases (even yearly leases) automatically renew for the same time period unless either party (the tenant or the landlord) gives written notice that they wish to change this. Without her old lease she cannot tell if this is the case with her previous...

How are you going to prove that subliminal harassment actually took place? gail

You do not countersue him. You have no monetary damages. Therefore, you would have no court fees. Instead, you answer any notice that you receive regarding a hearing and show up for the court date. Judges hate frivolous lawsuits. Gail

They should honor the lease. However, I suspect that this may be a scam to get you to pay more for the place. This time of the year is not a good time to attempt to rent to someone. I very much doubt they received a higher offer. Gail

When your girlfriend initially spoke with the landlord, did she notify him that there would be three living there? Perhaps if he didn't know this and learned later that the others were added, he increased the monthly rent for additional wear and tear on the rental unit? Did she ask him why...

Since you are handling all of the bills, you can "act" as the landlord in all of this. Notify him IN WRITING of the status of his security deposit within the time frame required by your state (30 days); deposit minus his owed rent for September, minus October rent (he's still "on the clock"...

If a paternity test has been done and he has been determined to be the father of this child, he can go to court and establish his rights as such. However, this does not mean he gets to take the child away from you. Gail

Since your original posting does not indicate you resigned a six month lease, you have no documentation that you have a six month lease. If you did resign, what did the lease contain in terms of the two weeks free, the discount, etc.? Gail

Has the doodoo ever thought that if being "on top" during intercourse indicated rape, just about every man who ever participated in this position was in danger of being accused of the same thing? He can "claim" whatever he wishes. You being on top during intercourse does not indicate rape...

Obviously dad has no concept of what the term "rape" means legally. Gail

Don't reconnect your subwoofer. Look; this is what happens when you live like ants in an anthill; folks living in duplexes, apartment complexes, etc. frequently complain about noise from other tenants. The problem is, she's the assistant manager and you're not; she's the one that can begin...

Have you ever asked yourself why all these other tenants are interested in doing this to you? Do you really think there is surveillance methods going on with these folks? Why would they be interested in doing this? I'm sorry but your paranoia about this is likely to be seen as, well, a...

Nope; no reason you can't ask for or demand this. Gail