Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in Texas

Landlord says in court I paid rent, now I'm getting a bill!

In May 08 I signed a lease for one year, my first apartment. I moved from out of state and had a limited amount of time and a limited budget. I used an apartment locator who showed me a nice unit at the right price. On move-in I was given a unit that was nothing like the one shown, was filthy and infested with roaches, and was in an area so far from the office I had thought it was a different property. My options were zero at this point and I resigned myself to suffering through the year with the silver lining of saving money becasue of the lower rent. Management changed in Oct and at the beginning of Dec I recived and eviction notice and order to appear in court. I contacted management who stated that their records showed I had not paid rent since September! They agreed not to force the eviction until the matter had been settled in court. I did not have records showing that I had paid and tried unsucessfuly to track the moneyorders at my cost. This spanned 4 apperences Jan, Feb, Mar and Apr. The management agreed to settle out of court for a payment plan. May 12 I got a 72hr notice to vacate. I moved in 24hrs and have recived a bill for Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr rent, releting fee, cleaning, new carpet, etc. Any advice would be helpful

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