i got served

I'm sure someone would say "You Got Served" is a great movie. Today, I'm using it as a pun because I got served court papers. I'm being sued for something like $822 for moving out of a leased apartment I had. Some may recall me living in Lincoln Park a while back, and some shady shit was going on with the apartment complex. Not to mention Krissy got pregnant and the landlords there did absolutely nothing to fix things that were wrong when I moved in. Plus the entire building was infested with cockroaches and all around disgusting. So after months of harassing phone calls, letters in the mail and more, they are now trying to sue me for money they claim I owe them.

They claim I have refused to pay them this money (whether I owe it or not is debatable), since they actually broke my lease before I did. Which would then make this debt null and void. But alas, I am not a lawyer and I am not skilled in the laws definition of these things.

To make it that more amusing to me is the fact that I've been paying them the money for months now. How can you sue someone for not paying a debt when they are actively paying said debt to the debtor?

I've got 21 days to appeal this debt so now I have to get my paperwork and receipts for my payments (which they have accepted... they cashed the checks) and show this as proof in the courthouse. I'm pretty sure one cannot be sued by a debtor when they are paying a debt back to them. I guess I'll find out soon.

This whole thing makes me recall that line from "Rocky V" near the end with the fight with Tommy Gunn.... "Sue me for what?" Rocky says. I like that.