My Crooked Landlord lied on my application, I am being made pay

[Brittany Smith]

My landlord was new the year I moved in, after a little over a year he was fired for multiple reasons including sexual favors for rent,and has a case against him. A few months after being fired I was told by a fill in from the office, that he had somehow lied on my paperwork and fixed my utility checks 70$ more than approved, with a total of 2900, Now I am being made to pay that back. The way they worded it was my rent went up, when it's not rent its a repayment. This is not my fault, and I have paid almost 700 $. My concern is not only having to pay for a mistake made by a criminal, but a repayment will follow me and possibly affect anywhere I may plan to move in the future. What do I do! Where do I even begin!