u/Brave_Clue_4277

Location: Tennessee

I (19M) am being sued by my stepfather and I am looking for advice.

Here is the situation: I temporarily stopped residing in this household (which is in both his and my biological mother's name) in May of last year, in which I went to Marine corps training for about 6 months before I returned in November.

In this time (around September I believe), my stepfather was arrested for past and present domestic violence against me, my sister, and my mother. Charges were dismissed by my mother's will, in the circumstance that they got a divorce. As of right now, the house is still in both of their names, but the agreement outlines that her name will be written out soon as long as she receives half the equity and she gets to reside there with my sister until my sister graduates. I am including this as I am looking for all possible angles that could help or hurt me.

Now here comes the legal stuff. I have been staying rent free in their house. No history of payment whatsoever. There was talks of a rent agreement over text that were rescinded in January (he asked for $600/month, I agreed, he cancelled because my mother asked him to.) Things remained relatively peaceful until he decided to get back into contact with me at the turn of July (he had me blocked before). He wanted to meet a contractual agreement and we started discussing past rent at a rate of $600/month being reimbursed since December and future rent also being $600/month. Nothing was ever written up.

The problem. My stepfather and I had a disagreement about something minor and he decided to discard the proposed agreement. He is now saying he will take me to court in retaliation for

1. Past and current rent.
2. Water and mold damage to the house that he claims was my fault.
3. The death of my cat (I am not worried about this one, vets at the time confirmed that there was no mistreatment.)

Extra information: He currently has access to a savings account that is under my name but his information that contains all of the money that I earned as a minor, and is holding the access information to it as a sort of collateral (unconsensually). I am employed. He has not lived here since September. All conversations between me and him are recorded via text.

We have moved past amicable agreements and now he is trying to get as much money from me as possible. What is he entitled to? How much notice am I permitted before eviction? Do I have any ground to stand on here?

Edit:

The account mentioned is not affiliated with a bank. It is a 529 Fund with T Rowe Price.

Edit 2:

Thank you for all the helpful replies! I've been assured that I will be spared on backpay rent. As far as the 529 account goes, I will try to see if my mother can acquire it in the divorce agreement. If not, I will explore suing him for the money I contributed. I appreciate everyone who has helped.

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