i live in a single -family home in nassau county. I have been evicted so that the landlord can rent out the home to new tenants for more money (that is the real reason, I found out, but the landlord had given me another reason). The landlord, and others, live in an illegal apartment downstairs now (not when I first moved in), even though I rented the whole house. The landlord has been conniving and troublesome since the beginning, and just got worse over time.
Anyway, electric, gas, water are all in the landlords's name. These bills are deducted from the rent, according to some random guesstimates by the landlord. The utilities and rent will be more than the security deposit. In fact, I will end up owing money. Since the utilities are not in my name and there is only one gas meter, should I pay these plus the rent or just give up the security deposit? Cable and phone are in my name.