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Best approach with Roommate and Landlord

I live in a 2BR with one roommate and her cat, ''Kitty''. ''Kitty'' wakes me up at all hours whining at my door. I have tried remedying the situation with simple cat training to no avail. My roommate is furious that I have anything to say about her cat, and has not offered a solution. She instead comes up with a laundry list of unrelated complaints against me. She has gone to my landlord with false stories (e.g. that I am smoking in the bathroom), and encouraging the landlord to kick me out. He has no legal basis for doing this, but I feel very harassed. I simply want to sleep at night, and feel that is what I am paying for.

I hate conflict, and have tried to keep all conversations with my roommate productive, but she continually yells and swears at me. It's nerve wracking. Do I have recourse with someone trying to get me kicked out? Isn't that harassment?

I have not spoken with my landlord about this because I feel very disadvantaged. He has known my roommate for 3 years, so he trusts her.

I was planning on keeping a low profile & riding the lease out, but I just received an email from my roomies saying the Landlord is amenable to letting me out early. What would you suggest? I do not want to endanger my deposit.

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