I agree, why not make claim with your insurance. If your insurance feels it is neighbor's fault your insurance will go after him/his insurance. ...

Eviction?

You cannot modify the lease or agreement by telling landlord. The agreement is the agreement. If you have no lease you must give WRITTEN 15 day...

The problem is you already let it get too far by letting the eviction get filed. Even if the judge determines the rent, regardless, you owe rent...

Yes. A lis pendens is mere notice of the commencement of a lawsuit, NOT that landlord has lost the property as it could be months or years until...

Simple your friend signed a contract for 12 months of rent, not 9, in exchange for a roof over his head every month. When you dont pay rent you...

There is never a right to withhold assessments, no. You will need to retain a lawyer to address the issues; but if it truly is outside delays...

i agree you will not get dismissal but the judge will tell you how much rent to place as you could not by law withhold ALL of the rent, but rather...

Can I sue a neighbor for trespassing and videoing/taking pictures of me?

Unlikely, and you should not have grabbed his phone as that WAS in fact a battery (the person or an object in the person's hands is battery); you...

Can I get a restraining order against a roommate that does not have a lease?

This isnt a LL/T question report it to the police.

If you agreed to it then it is likely enforceable absent a court saying otherwise. And I suspect you did not have an attorney review the lease...