Q: Do I have a winning case here?
I lived in an apartment with a couple from June 2017-September 2017. Our lease is up in late May or early June of 2018. Things turned hostile in the apartment and I felt scared and threatened so I moved out. I have video evidence of my male roommate threatening me along side his girlfriend who was harassing me over text message. Fast forward to this February, I receive a small claims court document from the girl coming after me for $5000. When I moved out September 11th, I stopped giving them money for bills. I have written prove saying I will get signed off that lease and they would pay my portion of rent . The rent has been paid in full the past 5 months but are now coming at me this with lawsuit. I heard I can't prove my case in small claims because I do not want money. I want off that damn lease. I forfeited my keys to the office a long time ago. They've had all this time to get another roommate. I am just wondering how I would go about proving my case.
Thank you.
A: You prove your case with admissible evidence and testimony. You should retain an attorney to review the facts and what you might submit as evidence and testimony, and then evaluate the likelihood of your success. There is no way to guess about your likelihood of success in a case, and no attorney can predict if you will win or lose based on few details. Use the Find a Lawyer tab and retain a local attorney.
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