You have a right to sue for your security deposit returned and the landlord may have to pay additional money for holding it without good reason.

Do not pay anymore. Let them sue you and it will be their burden to prove what you owe.

If you fail to appear today, you lose.

Would you rather lose the 15 hour shift or plan what you will do 5 days from now?

Without having the original agreement and the 2 termination agreements, it is difficult to give decent advice. Bring them to an attorney.

You make your argument to the judge. Generally, you get less points if you have no prior record.

You proceed in the state where the child is.

But depending upon what exactly they are doing, you may have a claim of nuisance.

The tenant takes out his own trash.

An estate lawyer who is also a litigation lawyer.