I WON! In a way anyway. I have until the end of March AND the judge made him use the deposit he has as February's rent. Boy, did that make him mad. He was jumping up and down insisting that I be put out in 24 hours and the judge wouldn't do it. He could have though! This state is 100% PRO landlord. Landlord was SO mad he didn't get his way. He did the best he could to try and get me out today.
I really got the best deal I could. I could have won outright, but he would have turned around and given me notice to leave in 30 days because he wants possession. I only have a month to month lease. Believe me he would have done it. He did say in court that he has another tenant--imagine that!!!
He also said in court that this was the first he heard of my paychecks being lost in the mail--liar liar.
The congressman's office can verify that.
Now I have to figure out the procedure to get my appeal bond back.
Kinda fun winning against a lawyer!
Congratulations, it is always nice to beat a lawyer, almost as much fun as birdshotting one.
Now maybe you have time to try to follow through on some of the suggestions that I and others gave you. Good Luck.