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Originally Posted by EverAshwood

When my boyfriend when in to the front office to complain that our kitchen sink hadn't worked in 2 days, we found out they've already filed another court order against us. Literally every damn month this year they've done this. Can they even legally take us to court for one fucking month's rent???

Yes, they can. They can take you to court over a single penny a single day late. It would be stupid of them to do so, but they can. (The judge would probably throw out a one-penny one-day lawsuit as being frivolous, possibly even ordering them to pay your court fees for a malicious lawsuit, but nothing would be stopping them from trying.)

They're trying to pressure you into leaving because they don't want to have you as tenants anymore. They can't outright evict you without a major headache, but by making your life unpleasant they can try to make you not want to be there anymore. If your area has rent control, this might even be a semi-standard practice to get new tenants that they can charge more money. It's one of the standard sleazy landlord things.