Legally what should I do?

I know USM isnt responsible or able to give real legal advice. But I need some advice or sites none the less.

I posted on that 'they call themselves Christian' post what troubles Im having with my lunatic roommate/landlord. I sublet from her (so she rents an apartment and I rent a room from her). I did something really stupid, something Ive never done in my life: I didnt get anything writing and due to a banking situation paid in cash.

Now for that matter she has nothing in writing saying I will pay this or that or anything is my finacial responsibility. Here's what REALLY happened: I was supposed to pay half the rent ($700) and that was it. She was supposed to pay utilities and the remainder of the rent.

She tricked me from the start by saying she couldnt get gas in her name. So I did. Then she started changing the agreement on me even when she was being nice by saying I *said* Id pay the gas (i.e. half the utilities). I never would have said that and I told her that before, during, and after we moved. I would never have said it because I cant afford it.

See she's someone when she gets desperate for money she makes things up in her head. This is obviously dangerous. The reality of the matter is I asked her a few weeks before we moved in if I could pay her $500 and buy a matress with the remainder of the money; paying her the remainding $200 in the middle of the month. She said okay, then the next day she asked if I could make it $600 instead. I said fine and on the 31st or 30th of Janurary (last day whatever it was) I did just that in cash. However when I withdrew it I withdrew about $950 for groceries and such.

So if you read that other post you know shes gone totally off her rocker and the police are being called every other day. The gas bill came in at $75 and a remaining weeks worth will probably bump it to $100. I havent paid her the $100 yet; and she refuses to pay the gas bill. So in my eyes: why dont *I* just and that keeps it fair?

This has upset her to no end usually ending with her screaming at me and today threatening to take me to court and lie about what I owe her (she said $700). She has lied to the cops telling them I only paid her $300. I know why she did that too: cuz the day after I gave her the $600 she paid what she thought was the remainder of the bill: $300.

We moved in 2 weeks early and owed prorate. She didnt know what prorate meant thinking it mean we got FREE RENT (LOL are you kidding me?) Of that prorate I *would* have owed $325. However Im aiming to move out by Friday so in the end I stayed a month; if the truth were being told EVERYTHING I *OWED* would be *PAID*.

She keeps threatening me with that prorate too though I know if a court sees I moved out they'll say I obviously didnt owe it. As for the rest of this Im unsure. She has no money but she threatened to go file a small claims thing today (which given fees would be stupid over the $100 that has her so infurated). IF she does Im wondering what should I do?

I have what I withdrew on my bank record but I wonder if that will help. I told the cops before they took me back to the house (I had them meet me somewhere down the street) the same story I've told them the 3 other times I've met them. Because it IS the true story I have nothing to lie over. I thought I had blogs that said 'Oh and this is what Im paying' but I just looked them over and I didnt...because during the time this was going down was when my sister had a pregnancy crisis that upset me apparently too much to write about this matter.

So the question USM is what should I do if this goes to court? She is a horrible person...I heard her on the phone today telling someone she would tell the court I PURPOSELY KICKED AND HARMED her dog (I accidentally ran into him the other night in the dark at 6am; vegetarians tend to LIKE animals not harm them) and she keeps making up claims about what I owed a previous landlord and 'what type person I am' basically just doing her dangdest to drag my good name through the mud. I heard her say several times "Im gonna teach her a lesson!" Shes like a bad abusive boyfriend only Im not putting up with it.

Any help would be appreciated thanks!

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