Originally posted by SleeperZ:
she is a great woman, and we do really care foe one another.....



She isn't willing to talk to you, and she locked you out. Yet you still think she's "a great woman", and that she "really cares" for you? Oh, man. I don't know the whole story, of course, but if she really cares for you, she wouldn't lock you out, refuse your calls, and keep your rent money. Is there more to this story that you haven't told us yet? Like how you boinked her best friend or something? I can't think of many other things that would justify the way she's treating you.

Originally posted by SleeperZ:
Whole 7+ weeks I have still been paying half the rent and household bills.



This is a legal problem. I don't know about your state, but in CA, she would be liable for the following:

1) Refunding your rent money (and utilities) for the days you have been locked out.

2) If you incurred costs such as motel and restaurant bills during the days she locked you out, she may have to pay for some of those costs. You may be entitled to other damages depending on your circumstances.

3) If you are named as a lessee on the lease, she must ask you if you are willing to relinquish your interest in the lease. If you are, she must then negotiate with the landlord to terminate the existing lease, and have a new lease drawn up, thus relieving you of your rights and obligations under the lease.