ok,it started 8 years ago,i was hurting for a place with my girl and our baby.I found a place for 800 bucks a month.i was working so my girlfriend got the place she sighned and gave first and last.this apartment was above a restaurant.the landlord told me that it was being renovated and would be a nice place.As soon as they opened i discovered that i could see right in there and hear everything goin on.i had to put up my own ceiling,not to mention all the bar fights and having to testify in front of a grand jury cause i saw a guy throw a pound of cocaine under a car while being chased by the cops.The next thing i know the whole place is leaking water from the roof real bad.my landlord wanted work in leiu of rent and i worked on this place forever.WHEN IT CME DOWN TO FIXING THE ROOF OVER MY HEAD THE LANDLORD SAID NO.myCLOTHES BED EVERYTHING WAS WRECKED.so i told him i wasnt payin cause of it.i decided to move out.6 years latera sherrif came to my door saying i had to be in court the next day.Iwent with all my papers and pictures and when i got there the magistrate said ,"how are you going to pay for this?"I said i am not and then i found out they had a hearing without me.NO HEARING!!!so they said i owed $7000 which is so not true.so not knowing waht to do i started paying 20 bucks a week to this guy.2years later still dragging me into court and i owe $6600 .Same magistrate told me he was going to put me in jail(mind you i have been paying)because i am not paying enough.i dont have the money i have 3 children to take care of.SO then the magistrate tells my old slumlord to investigate my girlfriend to see what she makes and what she owns .they are really ganging up on me and i am an honest person and i think this is so crooked and wrong i am about to go to jail.i dont know what to do and dont know how they can get away with all this .please help me any adivis would be greatly appreciated
