Q: I need some advice on rental property that I've been served eviction papers for, forcible entry && detainer in Oklahoma.
I need some advice on what to do about being sued by my landlord, papers said forcible entry && detainer for non payment on rent. I've been here for almost two years && she's trying to sue me for $8,000. I stopped paying rent because I had a water pipe leak that was causing my bill to be outrageous && she refused to fix it. So I told her till she came && fixed it that I wasn't paying her. Well I ended up having to pay for it to be fixed myself. I also found out from the documents that I paid for by county clerk, that she doesn't even own this house that she's been renting to me. There was also a judgement done back in June that whomever sued her won && pretty much is sueing me for the exact amount that she was sued for in the judgement. Please help me understand what I need to do or how to go about this. I've never been through anything like this && I desperately need advice for court is this Thursday at 9 AM. This is also out of the state of Oklahoma.
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